zoochorynoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoochory mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoochory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoochory?
| 1940 | 0.0009 |
| 1950 | 0.0014 |
| 1960 | 0.0015 |
| 1970 | 0.0016 |
| 1980 | 0.0019 |
| 1990 | 0.0021 |
| 2000 | 0.0024 |
| 2010 | 0.0024 |
How is the noun zoochory pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoochory come from?
Earliest known use
1920s
The earliest known use of the noun zoochory is in the 1920s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoochory is from 1921, in Věstník Královské České Společnosti Naúk 1919.
zoochory is formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a Czech lexical item, and partly modelled on a German lexical item.
Etymons: zoochore n., zoochorous adj., ‑y suffix3.
Nearby entries
- zooarchaeology, n.1967–
- zoobenthos, n.1923–
- zoocarp, n.1824–88
- zoocaulon, n.1881–
- zoocentric, adj.1882–
- zoochemical, adj. & n.1844–
- zoochemistry, n.1835–
- zoochlorella, n.1882–
- zoochore, n.1904–
- zoochorous, adj.1904–
- zoochory, n.1921–
- zoo-crazy, adj.1938–
- zoocultural, adj.1899–
- zooculture, n.1873–
- zoocytium, n.1880–
- zoodendrium, n.1880–
- Zoodikers, int.1749–98
- zoodynamic, adj.?1819–
- zoodynamics, n.1888–
- zooecial, adj.1873–
- zooecium, n.1871–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1921–The dispersal of plant seeds, spores, etc., by animals.
- 1921
In Hymenogastrineae they [sc. odorous matters] occur in connection with zoochory.
Věstník Královské České Společnosti Naúk 1919 45 - 1933
Methods of ecological distribution include several types,..subdivided into anemochory, distribution by wind; hydrochory, distribution by water; zoochory, distribution by animals; and anthropochory.
Ecology vol. 14 226 - 1980
Dispersal is probably mostly by means of water flowing through pores and channels in the soil, but zoochory also plays a role.
Botanisk Tidsskrift vol. 75 159 - 2003
Extreme weather events..or zoochory may redistribute species well above their normal range.
L. Nagy et al., Alpine Biodiversity in Europe xxix. 460
the world plants part of plant reproductive part(s) flower or part containing reproductive organs flower or flowering plant [nouns] pollination involving particular type of agency- anemophily1879–Pollination carried out by pollen dispersed in wind.
- wind pollination1886–Pollination carried out by pollen dispersed by wind; an instance of this.
- hand-pollination1890–Pollination carried out by hand, rather than occurring through natural means; an instance of this.
- acarophily1898–The condition or fact of being acarophilous.
- ornithophily1903–Ecology. Pollination by birds.
- zoophily1904–Ecology. Pollination by animals. Also: spec. pollination by vertebrate animals as distinct from insects. Cf. zoophilous, adj. 1.
- hydrophily1920–Pollination by the agency of water.
- zoochory1921–The dispersal of plant seeds, spores, etc., by animals.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
View the pronunciation model here.
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
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.
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
Frequency
zoochory typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoochory is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoochory, n., 1940–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0009 |
| 1950 | 0.0014 |
| 1960 | 0.0015 |
| 1970 | 0.0016 |
| 1980 | 0.0019 |
| 1990 | 0.0021 |
| 2000 | 0.0024 |
| 2010 | 0.0024 |