zoochoryhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoochory_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoochory, n.
Revised 2017

zoochorynoun

Ecology.
  1. 1921–
    The dispersal of plant seeds, spores, etc., by animals.
    1. 1921
      In Hymenogastrineae they [sc. odorous matters] occur in connection with zoochory.
      Věstník Královské České Společnosti Naúk 1919 45
    2. 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
    3. 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
    4. 2003
      Extreme weather events..or zoochory may redistribute species well above their normal range.
      L. Nagy et al., Alpine Biodiversity in Europe xxix. 460

Originally published as part of the entry for zoochore, n.

zoochory, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoochory, n. was last modified in July 2023.