zoa

[ zoh-uh ]

noun
  1. plural of zoon.

Other definitions for -zoa (2 of 2)

-zoa

  1. a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology: Protozoa.

Origin of -zoa

2
<New Latin <Greek zôia, plural of zôion animal; see zoon

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How to use zoa in a sentence

  • In Penus the larv are of comparatively simple form, but in the allied genus Sergestes the zoa has a very remarkable appearance.

    The Life of Crustacea | William Thomas Calman

British Dictionary definitions for zoa (1 of 2)

zoa

/ (ˈzəʊə) /


noun
  1. the plural of zoon

British Dictionary definitions for -zoa (2 of 2)

-zoa

suffix forming plural proper nouns
  1. indicating groups of animal organisms: Metazoa

Origin of -zoa

2
from New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion animal, living being

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