zoochore

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English

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Etymology

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From zoo- +‎ -chore.

Noun

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zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) A plant whose seeds, spores, or fruit are dispersed by animals.
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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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zoo- +‎ -chore.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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zoochore (plural zoochores)

  1. (botany) zoochorous
    Hyponyms: anthropochore, entomochore, ornithocore, saurochore
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Further reading

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  • Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 294.