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zoa

1

[ zoh-uh ]

noun

  1. plural of zoon.


-zoa

2
  1. a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology:

    Protozoa.

zoa

1

/ ˈzəʊə /

noun

  1. the plural of zoon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


-zoa

2

suffix forming plural proper nouns

  1. indicating groups of animal organisms

    Metazoa

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoa1

< New Latin < Greek zôia, plural of zôion animal; zoon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zoa1

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

But that risk pales compared to the risk of AIPAC becoming ECI or ZOA.

In the majority of the Decapoda the larva leaves the egg in a form known as the Zoa (fig. 210).

The next stage (fig. 215) at any rate represents the commencement of the Zoa series.

Amongst the other Macrura the larva generally leaves the egg as a Zoa similar to that of the prawns.

Before the close of the Zoa condition a small and unjointed palp appears on the mandible.

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

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