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1With reference to sculpture, art, etc.: that represents or seeks to represent living beings or animals.
2Designating tissue transplanted from an animal to a human recipient, and the action of transplanting tissue in this way. Compare "xenograft", "xenotransplant", "xenotransplantation".
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From zoo- + plastic.