Home › Words › Z › zoophoruszoophorus/zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/zoophorus means the frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, zoophorus ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.zoophorus is pronounced /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).nounThe frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.zoophoric 73% match — Bearing or supporting the figure of an animal. vs zoophorus →zoomorph 68% match — A figure in ancient art resembling an animal. vs zoophorus →zoarial 63% match — Relating to a zoarium. vs zoophorus →zoophytoid 62% match — zoophytic vs zoophorus →zoophytal 62% match — Of or pertaining to the zoophytes. vs zoophorus →zoophyte 60% match — An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones. vs zoophorus →zoomorphosed 59% match — Fashioned into a decorative shape in the form of an animal vs zoophorus →zoophytical 59% match — Of or pertaining to the zoophytes. vs zoophorus →