zoochoren.
/ˈzuː(ə)kɔː/, /ˈzəʊəkɔː/, U.S. /ˈzu(ə)ˌkɔr/, /ˈzoʊəˌkɔr/ Ecology.
A plant whose seeds, spores, etc., are dispersed by animals.Cf. anemochore n., hydro-chore n. at hydro- comb. form 7, myrmecochore n.
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1904 F. E. Clements in Bot. Surv. Nebraska No. 7. 45 Zoochores.
1905 F. E. Clements Res. Methods Ecol. 216 Migration results when spores, seeds, fruits, offshoots, or plants are moved out of their home by water, wind, animals,..or mechanical propulsion. Corresponding to these agents there may be recognized the following groups:..Animals, zoochores.
1993 G. P. Malanson Riparian Landscapes vi. 195 For zoochores, long-distance dispersal by birds is likely to be effective.
2001 Jrnl. Coastal Conservation 7 67/1 The adjacent thicket..provides..a suitable habitat for a variety of mammalian and avian zoochores.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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