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ho·lo·zo·ic | \ ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik 
, ˌhä- \
, ˌhä- \Definition of holozoic
: characterized by food procurement after the manner of most animals by the ingestion of complex organic matter
holozoic nutrition
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holozoic
adjectiveho·lo·zo·ic | \ ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik , ˌhäl-ə- \
, ˌhäl-ə- \Medical Definition of holozoic
: characterized by food procurement after the manner of most animals by the ingestion of complex organic matter
holozoic nutrition holozoic herbivores and carnivores — compare holophytic
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The first known use of holozoic was in 1885
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