exozoochory

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noun

The dispersal of seeds etc., by attachment to the outer surface an animal's body.

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Meanings

nounexozoochory (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe dispersal of seeds etc., by attachment to the outer surface an animal's body.

    As myrmecochory is a case of active exozoochory, the fate of dispersed seeds depends on the traits of both the seed and the elaiosome, but is also closely related to the ants’ foraging behaviour.

    2015 September 29, “Steep Decline and Cessation in Seed Dispersal by Myrmica rubra Ants”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From exo- + zoochory.

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exozoochory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exozoochory

MLA

“exozoochory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exozoochory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exozoochory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exozoochory.

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