First published 1921; not fully revised
zoanthodemenoun
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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
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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
- Z line, n.1916–
- Z-list, n. & adj.1979–
- Z-lister, n.1999–
- zloty, n.1915–
- Zn, n.1814–
- -zoa, comb. form
- -zoan, comb. form
- zoantharian, adj. & n.1887–
- zoanthid, n.1870–
- zoanthidan, adj.1888–
- zoanthodeme, n.1877–
- zoanthoid, adj.1854–
- zoanthropic, adj.1891–
- zoanthropy, n.1856–
- zoanthus, n.1841–
- zoarial, adj.1896–
- zoarium, n.1880–
- zob, n.1911–
- zocalo, n.1884–
- zocco, n.1664–1723
- zocle, n.1704–
Etymology
< Greek δέμα bundle.
Meaning & use
Zoology.
- 1877–A compound organism formed of coherent zoantharian zooids or polyps.Stressed as zoˈanthodeme.
- 1877
Many give rise by gemmation to turf-like, or arborescent, zoanthodemes.
T. H. Huxley, Manual of Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals iii. 155
the world animals invertebrates subkingdom Metazoa grade Diploblastica phylum Coelenterata [nouns] class Anthozoa Actinozoa order Zoantharia compound organism- zoanthodeme1877–A compound organism formed of coherent zoantharian zooids or polyps.
Pronunciation
British English
/zəʊˈænθədiːm/
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
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- 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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