zoophytology, n.

zoophytology
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Revised 2017

# 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?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

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

/ˌzuː(ə)fʌɪˈtɒlədʒi/
zoo-uh-figh-TOL-uh-jee
/ˌzəʊəfʌɪˈtɒlədʒi/
zoh-uh-figh-TOL-uh-jee

#### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˌfaɪˈtɑlədʒi/
zoo-uh-figh-TAH-luh-jee
/ˌzoʊəˌfaɪˈtɑlədʒi/
zoh-uh-figh-TAH-luh-jee

### 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

1. zoophytal, adj. 1756–
2. zoophyte, n. 1606–
3. zoophytic, adj. 1808–
4. zoophytical, adj. 1779–
5. zoophytish, adj. 1854–80
6. zoophytist, n. 1814–62
7. zoophytography, n. 1735–1905
8. zoophytoid, adj. 1854–83
9. zoophytological, adj. 1823–
10. zoophytologist, n. 1835–
11. zoophytology, n.1815–
12. zoophyton, n. 1601–
13. zooplankter, n. 1935–
14. zooplanktivore, n. 1972–
15. zooplanktivorous, adj. 1971–
16. zooplankton, n. 1897–
17. zooplanktonic, adj. 1912–
18. zooplastic, adj. a1855–
19. zoopraxinoscope, n. 1889–
20. zoopraxiscope, n. 1881–
21. zoopraxography, n. 1891–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
< zoophyte n. + ‑ology comb. form.

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1815–
   The branch of zoology which deals with zoophytes (zoophyte n. 1).
   1. 1815

      > In the present immature state of zoophytology, then, we would beg leave to recommend Mr. Montagu's distinctions.

      Monthly Review June 117
   2. 1883

      > Ellis..has been called the father of English Zoophytology.

      Knowledge 13 July 22/1
   3. 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
   4. 1987

      > Modern Zoophytology.

      Science 25 September (Book Reviews section) 1626/3
   animals
   1. zoophytography 1735–1905
      The scientific description of zoophytes; a discourse on zoophytes.
   2. zoophytology 1815–
      The branch of zoology which deals with zoophytes (zoophyte, n. 1).
   3. parasitology 1870–
      The branch of biology and medicine concerned with parasites and parasitic diseases.
   4. planktology 1892–
      The branch of science that deals with plankton.
   5. planktonology 1896–
      = planktology, n.
   6. micrococcologist 1902–
      A microbiologist knowledgeable about micrococci.
   7. protistology 1903–
      The branch of biology that deals with protists.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)fʌɪˈtɒlədʒi/
zoo-uh-figh-TOL-uh-jee
/ˌzəʊəfʌɪˈtɒlədʒi/
zoh-uh-figh-TOL-uh-jee

### U.S. English

/ˌzu(ə)ˌfaɪˈtɑlədʒi/
zoo-uh-figh-TAH-luh-jee
/ˌzoʊəˌfaɪˈtɑlədʒi/
zoh-uh-figh-TAH-luh-jee

####

##### 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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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

1. 1800s–1900s
   zoöphytology
2. 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### 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

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1. zoophytological, adj. 1823–
   Of or relating to zoophytology.

1. zoophytologist, n. 1835–
   An expert or specialist in zoophytology.

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

zoophytology, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoophytology, n. was last modified in July 2023.