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Nechama Chaya ([personal profile] med_cat) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2018-03-23 06:31 pm

Friday word: Zootrophic

More z-words are always good, right? ;)
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Zootrophic, adj.:

(physiology) Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals.

Etymology:

zoo, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + trophic, from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

(thanks to [livejournal.com profile] duathir for pointing me to this word!)

[identity profile] sallymn.livejournal.com 2018-03-24 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
Z- words are always good!

[identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com 2018-03-29 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Z-words are almost as good as Q-words.