zoophyte (Meaning)

Wordnet

zoophyte (n)

any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge

Webster

zoophyte (v. i.)

Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones, hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of those that form compound colonies having a branched or treelike form, as many corals and hydroids.

Any one of the Zoophyta.

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The zoophyte's tentacles swayed gently in the ocean current.

Scientists study zoophytes to understand the evolutionary origins of animals.

The zoophyte's body is composed of a hollow stalk and a crown of stinging tentacles.

Zoophytes are a type of sessile invertebrate that attach themselves to rocks or other surfaces.