zootype

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Synonyms: ootype

Antonyms: ootype

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} A proposed [[archetype]] of the form of all [[animal]]s, based not on a shared body plan but on conserved molecular homologies.
2. {{lb|en|symbology}} An animal [[totem]]; an animal (or animal figure) that is taken as symbolic of a deeper abstraction.

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