zoothomenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoothome mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoothome. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the noun zoothome pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoothome come from?
Earliest known use
1870s
The earliest known use of the noun zoothome is in the 1870s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoothome is from 1872, in the writing of James Dana, geologist, zoologist, and teacher.
Nearby entries
- zoot, n.1942–
- zootaxy, n.1833–
- zootechnic, adj.1861–
- zootechnics, n.1863–
- zootechny, n.1841–
- zootheca, n.1852–
- zoothecium, n.1880–
- zootheism, n.1879–
- zootheist, n.1879–
- zootheistic, adj.1879–
- zoothome, n.1872–
- zootic, adj.1816–
- zootokon, n.1661
- zootomic, adj.1801–
- zootomical, adj.1799–
- zootomically, adv.1849–
- zootomist, n.1663–
- zootomy, n.1663–
- zootoxin, n.1906–
- zootrophy, n.1877–
- zoot suit, n.1942–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1872–A group of individual coral polyps living in a colony; cf. zoophyte n. 1.
- 1872
The compound mass produced by budding..was called..a Zoöphyte. As a substitute the term Zoöthome may be employed.
J. D. Dana, Corals & Coral Islands i. 48 - 1882
The beauty of a fine zoothome (that is, a number of coral polyps on a branch of coral), fully expanded.., is almost indescribable.
American Monthly Microscopical Journal vol. 3 221/1 - 1963
Zoothome, any group of individuals in a living coral.
I. F. Henderson & W. D. Henderson, Dictionary of Biological Terms (ed. 8) 637/2
- sensitive plant1601–58A living organism, esp. a sessile aquatic invertebrate, classed as intermediate between animals and plants or thought to share qualities of both…
- zoophyton1601–Originally: an animal thought to resemble or have certain characteristics of a plant or flower. In later use (usually in plural): spec. any animal…
- zoophyte1606–Originally: an animal thought to resemble or have certain characteristics of a plant or flower. In later use: spec. any animal belonging to the…
- plant-animal1621–An organism which has characteristics of both an animal and a plant. In early use: †a plant which is supposed to resemble an animal in some…
- animal plant1736–1846A sedentary aquatic invertebrate; a zoophyte.
- phytozoon1842–Zoology. A zoophyte; an individual polyp of a zoophyte. Formerly: spec. an animal of a taxonomic division Phytozoa, which included some or all of…
- zoothome1872–A group of individual coral polyps living in a colony; cf. zoophyte, n. 1.
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.
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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