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microzoon

American

[mahy-kruh-zoh-on, -uhn] / ˌmaɪ krəˈzoʊ ɒn, -ən /

noun

a microscopic animal, especially a protozoan.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

microzoa

plural

Etymology

Origin of microzoon

First recorded in 1860–65; micro- + -zoon

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