zoic

/ (ˈzəʊɪk) /

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adjective

relating to or having animal life

geology (of rocks, strata, etc) containing fossilized animals

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Word Origin for zoic

C19: from New Latin, from Greek zōion animal

Words nearby zoic

zoea, zoetrope, Zoffany, Zog I, Zohar, zoic, zoisite, zol, Zola, Zola Budd, Zoladex

British Dictionary definitions for zoic (2 of 2)

-zoic

adj combining form, n combining form

indicating a geological eraPalaeozoic

Word Origin for -zoic

from Greek zōē life + -ic

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Medical definitions for zoic

-zoic

suff.

Relating to a specified manner of animal existence:holozoic.