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Meaning of zooplastic in English:

zooplastic

adjective

rare

  • 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".

Origin

Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From zoo- + plastic.

Pronunciation

zooplastic

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈplastɪk/ /ˌzəʊəˈplastɪk/