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holozoic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
holo-zoic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.

Etymology

From holo- + -zoic.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

holozoically

Frequently Paired Words

holophytic

Synonyms

heterotrophic

Rhymes With

heroic stoic paleozoic mesozoic cenozoic proterozoic anechoic phanerozoic zoic anthropozoic

Questions

What does holozoic mean?
Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.
Where does holozoic come from?
From holo- + -zoic.

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