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holozoic

adjective ho·lo·zo·ic \ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik, 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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First Known Use of HOLOZOIC

1885
Medical Dictionary

holozoic

adjective ho·lo·zo·ic \ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik, 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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