There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoosematic . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1900s.
The earliest known use of the adjective zoosematic is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoosematic is from 1898, in the writing of W. J. McGee.
Nearby entries zooplanktivorous, adj. 1971– zooplankton, n. 1897– zooplanktonic, adj. 1912– zooplastic, adj. a1855– zoopraxinoscope, n. 1889– zoopraxiscope, n. 1881– zoopraxography, n. 1891– zoopsychology, n. 1847– zooscopic, adj. 1817– zooscopy, n. 1891– zoosematic, adj. 1898–1909 zoosemiotics, n. 1963– zoosophy, n. 1662–1848 zoosperm, n. 1824– zoospermatic, adj. 1845–79 zoosporangiophore, n. 1889– zoosporangium, n. 1862– zoospore, n. 1842– zoosporic, adj. 1854– zoosporous, adj. 1845– zoot, n. 1942–
1898–1909
Resembling an animal; symbolizing an animal; cf.
zoic adj. 2.
1898
The Seri face-painting would seem to be essentially zoosematic . W. J. McGee , Seri Indians in 17th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1895–6 vol. I. 169 in U.S. Congressional Serial Set (55th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Doc. 316 Pt. 1) vol. XCIV
1909
Zoösematic , symbolizing animals. Century Dictionary Suppl.
▶ more ▼ less Having the attributes or appearance of an animal.
Esp. of a god or supernatural being: that has, or is conceived or represented as having, the form of an animal.
Resembling an animal; symbolizing an animal; cf. zoic , adj. 2.
Having the form or characteristics of a beast.
Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form
zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.
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