zoophyticadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zoophytic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoophytic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective zoophytic?
| 1800 | 0.03 |
| 1810 | 0.03 |
| 1820 | 0.033 |
| 1830 | 0.031 |
| 1840 | 0.033 |
| 1850 | 0.029 |
| 1860 | 0.026 |
| 1870 | 0.019 |
| 1880 | 0.014 |
| 1890 | 0.0082 |
| 1900 | 0.0055 |
| 1910 | 0.003 |
| 1920 | 0.002 |
| 1930 | 0.0013 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0006 |
| 1960 | 0.0005 |
| 1970 | 0.0004 |
| 1980 | 0.0004 |
| 1990 | 0.0004 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |
How is the adjective zoophytic pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zoophytic come from?
Earliest known use
1800s
The earliest known use of the adjective zoophytic is in the 1800s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoophytic is from 1808, in London Med. Review.
zoophytic is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zoophyte n., ‑ic suffix.
Nearby entries
- zoophilist, n.1829–
- zoophilite, n.1879–
- zoophilous, adj.1881–
- zoophily, n.1830–
- zoophobia, n.1888–
- zoophysical, adj.1820–
- zoophysics, n.1887–
- zoophysiology, n.1803–
- zoophytal, adj.1756–
- zoophyte, n.1606–
- zoophytic, adj.1808–
- zoophytical, adj.1779–
- zoophytish, adj.1854–80
- zoophytist, n.1814–62
- zoophytography, n.1735–1905
- zoophytoid, adj.1854–83
- zoophytological, adj.1823–
- zoophytologist, n.1835–
- zoophytology, n.1815–
- zoophyton, n.1601–
- zooplankter, n.1935–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1808–Of or relating to a zoophyte or zoophytes. Also: produced by zoophytes.
- 1808
Every genus and species of the zoophytic order..can only be included .
London Med. Review October 369 - 1818
Molluscous and zoophytic animals.
Journal Science & Arts vol. 5 375 - 1855
About Aldborough and Orford the crag assumes a totally different character, becoming..a zoophytic limestone.
J. Phillips, Manual of Geology xiii. 402 - 1908
Cells began to unite in groups, and some of these groups took the form of a double-walled sack, our zoöphytic ancestor.
J. M. Tyler, Man in Light of Evolution iv. 63 - 1993
The street markets specialising in anything from antique furniture to zoophytic plants have their own distinctive character and entertainment value.
Evening Standard (Nexis) 1 February 24 - 2000
This shrimp lives on a zoophytic calcareous substrate.
NAFO Sci. Council Studies vol. 33 1
- plant-living1594That has characteristics of both an animal and a plant; = zoophytic, adj.
- zoophytal1756–Of or relating to a zoophyte or zoophytes; (also) produced by zoophytes.
- zoophytical1779–Characteristic of or resembling a zoophyte; relating to zoophytes.
- zoophytic1808–Of or relating to a zoophyte or zoophytes. Also: produced by zoophytes.
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
Forms
Variant forms
- 1800s–zoophytic
- 1900szoöphytic
Frequency
zoophytic typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoophytic is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoophytic, adj., 1800–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.03 |
| 1810 | 0.03 |
| 1820 | 0.033 |
| 1830 | 0.031 |
| 1840 | 0.033 |
| 1850 | 0.029 |
| 1860 | 0.026 |
| 1870 | 0.019 |
| 1880 | 0.014 |
| 1890 | 0.0082 |
| 1900 | 0.0055 |
| 1910 | 0.003 |
| 1920 | 0.002 |
| 1930 | 0.0013 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0006 |
| 1960 | 0.0005 |
| 1970 | 0.0004 |
| 1980 | 0.0004 |
| 1990 | 0.0004 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |