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Anemochory vs Zoochory - What's the difference?

anemochory | zoochory | coordinate terms |

Zoochory is a coordinate term of anemochory.



As nouns the difference between anemochory and zoochory

is that anemochory is the dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind while zoochory is the dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by animals.

anemochory

English

Noun

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  • (botany) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind.

    • Related terms

    * anemochoric

    Coordinate terms

    * hydrochory * zoochory

    zoochory

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by animals.

    • Related terms

    * zoochore * zoochoric

    Coordinate terms

    * anemochory * barochory * hydrochory

    Hyponyms

    * myrmecochory * ornithochory