Definitions
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- noun rare A zoöphyte.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
zoophyte .
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Examples
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Your highness must know that all the zoophite, or animal plants, are composed of small insects, who work in millions under the water, until they rise to the top.
The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820
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These stationary good people, these zoophite friends, are sometimes very convenient; and Mrs. Margaret Delacour is the most unexceptionable zoophite in the creation.
Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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These stationary good people, these zoophite friends, are sometimes very convenient; and Mrs Margaret Delacour is the most unexceptional zoophite in the creation.
Belinda 1801
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