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Holozoic vs Hylozoic - What's the difference?

holozoic | hylozoic |

As adjectives the difference between holozoic and hylozoic

is that holozoic is obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter while hylozoic is of or pertaining to hylozoism.

holozoic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.

    • Synonyms

    * heterotrophic

    See also

    * holophytic

    hylozoic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to hylozoism.
    • (Webster 1913)