zoanthodeme, n.

zoanthodeme
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zoanthodemenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoanthodeme mean?

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

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun zoanthodeme pronounced?

#### British English

/zəʊˈænθədiːm/

### Where does the noun zoanthodeme come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun zoanthodeme is in the 1870s.

OED's only evidence for zoanthodeme is from 1877, in the writing of Thomas Huxley, biologist and science educationist.

### Nearby entries

1. Z line, n. 1916–
2. Z-list, n. & adj. 1979–
3. Z-lister, n. 1999–
4. zloty, n. 1915–
5. Zn, n. 1814–
6. -zoa, comb. form
7. -zoan, comb. form
8. zoantharian, adj. & n. 1887–
9. zoanthid, n. 1870–
10. zoanthidan, adj. 1888–
11. zoanthodeme, n.1877–
12. zoanthoid, adj. 1854–
13. zoanthropic, adj. 1891–
14. zoanthropy, n. 1856–
15. zoanthus, n. 1841–
16. zoarial, adj. 1896–
17. zoarium, n. 1880–
18. zob, n. 1911–
19. zocalo, n. 1884–
20. zocco, n. 1664–1723
21. zocle, n. 1704–

## Etymology

< Greek δέμα bundle.

## Meaning & use

Zoology.

1. 1877–
   A compound organism formed of coherent zoantharian zooids or polyps.
   Stressed as zoˈanthodeme.
   1. 1877

      > Many give rise by gemmation to turf-like, or arborescent, zoanthodemes.

      T. H. Huxley, Manual of Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals iii. 155
   invertebrates
   1. zoanthodeme 1877–
      A compound organism formed of coherent zoantharian zooids or polyps.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/zəʊˈænθədiːm/

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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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Originally published as part of the entry for zoantharian, adj. & n.

zoantharian, adj. & n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.