SINCE 1828
holozoic
adjective
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
adjective
ho·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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