zoochore, n.

zoochore
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Revised 2017

# zoochorenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoochore mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoochore. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zoochore pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzuː(ə)kɔː/
ZOO-uh-kor
/ˈzəʊəkɔː/
ZOH-uh-kor

#### U.S. English

/ˈzu(ə)ˌkɔr/
ZOO-uh-kor
/ˈzoʊəˌkɔr/
ZOH-uh-kor

### Where does the noun zoochore come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun zoochore is in the 1900s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoochore is from 1904, in the writing of Frederic Edward Clements.

zoochore is formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item.

Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑chore comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zooarchaeological, adj. 1962–
2. zooarchaeologist, n. 1957–
3. zooarchaeology, n. 1967–
4. zoobenthos, n. 1923–
5. zoocarp, n. 1824–88
6. zoocaulon, n. 1881–
7. zoocentric, adj. 1882–
8. zoochemical, adj. & n. 1844–
9. zoochemistry, n. 1835–
10. zoochlorella, n. 1882–
11. zoochore, n.1904–
12. zoochorous, adj. 1904–
13. zoochory, n. 1921–
14. zoo-crazy, adj. 1938–
15. zoocultural, adj. 1899–
16. zooculture, n. 1873–
17. zoocytium, n. 1880–
18. zoodendrium, n. 1880–
19. Zoodikers, int. 1749–98
20. zoodynamic, adj.?1819–
21. zoodynamics, n. 1888–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑chore comb. form.
< zoo- comb. form + ‑chore comb. form, after German Zoochore (A. Rzehak 1880, in Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn vol. 18, 76).

Compare zoochorous adj.

## Meaning & use

Ecology.

1. 1904–
   A plant whose seeds, spores, etc., are dispersed by animals.
   Cf. anemochore n., hydrochore n., myrmecochore n.
   1. 1904

      > Zoochores.

      F. E. Clements in Bot. Surv. Nebraska No. 7. 45
   2. 1905

      > Migration results when spores, seeds, fruits, offshoots, or plants are moved out of their home by water, wind, animals,..or mechanical propulsion. Corresponding to these agents there may be recognized the following groups:..Animals, zoochores.

      F. E. Clements, Research Methods in Ecology 216
   3. 1993

      > For zoochores, long-distance dispersal by birds is likely to be effective.

      G. P. Malanson, Riparian Landscapes vi. 195
   4. 2001

      > The adjacent thicket..provides..a suitable habitat for a variety of mammalian and avian zoochores.

      Journal Coastal Conservation vol. 7 67/1
   ecology plants
   1. zoophile 1895–
      Ecology. A zoophilous plant, seed, etc. See zoophilous, adj. 1.
   2. zoochore 1904–
      A plant whose seeds, spores, etc., are dispersed by animals.
   3. hydrochore 1905–
      A plant whose seeds are dispersed by water.
   4. myrmecochore 1972–
      Originally: a seed or fruit having an appendage rich in oil or protein which makes it attractive to ants, so facilitating its dispersal (now rare)…
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzuː(ə)kɔː/
ZOO-uh-kor
/ˈzəʊəkɔː/
ZOH-uh-kor

### U.S. English

/ˈzu(ə)ˌkɔr/
ZOO-uh-kor
/ˈzoʊəˌkɔr/
ZOH-uh-kor

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zoochorous, adj. 1904–
   Of a plant: having seeds, spores, etc., dispersed…

1. zoochory, n. 1921–
   The dispersal of plant seeds, spores, etc., by animals.

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoochore, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoochore, n. was last modified in July 2023.