zoophytologynoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoophytology mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoophytology. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoophytology?
| 1830 | 0.0032 |
| 1840 | 0.0026 |
| 1850 | 0.0024 |
| 1860 | 0.0022 |
| 1870 | 0.0022 |
| 1880 | 0.0016 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0004 |
| 1920 | 0.0003 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.0001 |
| 1950 | 0.0001 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.00009 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
How is the noun zoophytology pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoophytology come from?
Earliest known use
1810s
The earliest known use of the noun zoophytology is in the 1810s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoophytology is from 1815, in Monthly Review.
zoophytology is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zoophyte n., ‑ology comb. form.
Nearby entries
- 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–
- zooplanktivore, n.1972–
- zooplanktivorous, adj.1971–
- zooplankton, n.1897–
- zooplanktonic, adj.1912–
- zooplastic, adj.a1855–
- zoopraxinoscope, n.1889–
- zoopraxiscope, n.1881–
- zoopraxography, n.1891–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1815–The branch of zoology which deals with zoophytes (zoophyte n. 1).
- 1815
In the present immature state of zoophytology, then, we would beg leave to recommend Mr. Montagu's distinctions.
Monthly Review June 117 - 1883
Ellis..has been called the father of English Zoophytology.
Knowledge 13 July 22/1 - 1922
Zoophytology, [treats] of the coelentera—invertebrates as coral, or hydroid, the sea anemones, jelly fish, etc.
T. J. Brooks, Plant Dis. & Pests & their Treatment in Florida Q. Bull. Department of Agriculture vol. 32 No. 3. 5 - 1987
Modern Zoophytology.
Science 25 September (Book Reviews section) 1626/3
- zoophytography1735–1905The scientific description of zoophytes; a discourse on zoophytes.
- zoophytology1815–The branch of zoology which deals with zoophytes (zoophyte, n. 1).
- parasitology1870–The branch of biology and medicine concerned with parasites and parasitic diseases.
- planktology1892–The branch of science that deals with plankton.
- planktonology1896–= planktology, n.
- micrococcologist1902–A microbiologist knowledgeable about micrococci.
- protistology1903–The branch of biology that deals with protists.
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–1900szoöphytology
- 1800s–zoophytology
Frequency
zoophytology typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoophytology 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 zoophytology, n., 1830–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0032 |
| 1840 | 0.0026 |
| 1850 | 0.0024 |
| 1860 | 0.0022 |
| 1870 | 0.0022 |
| 1880 | 0.0016 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0004 |
| 1920 | 0.0003 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.0001 |
| 1950 | 0.0001 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.00009 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
Compounds & derived words
- zoophytological, adj. 1823–Of or relating to zoophytology.
- zoophytologist, n. 1835–An expert or specialist in zoophytology.