Zeomorphi (Noun)
Meaning
Dories.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Dories are known as the zeomorphi, a term referring to deep-sea fish that resemble other animals to confuse predators.
- Zeomorphi are characterized by the unique facial features of a typical dory's large eyes, mouth, and snout.
- There are a few other ocean creatures often mistaken as part of the zeomorphi classification, like the wolf eel.
- Some marine biologists refer to any bony fish in deep waters as zeomorphi although the exact connotation remains deep-sea organisms such as Dories or Dory-like fish.
- Due to its features the John Dory fish can also be looked at as a classic example of an animal utilizing the effective strategy of zeomorphi.