zoon
[zoh-on]
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noun, plural zo·a [zoh-uh] /ˈzoʊ ə/. Biology Rare.
any of the individuals of a compound organism.
any individual, or the individuals collectively, produced from a single egg.
Origin of zoon
1860–65; < New Latin zōon < Greek zôion animal
-zoon
Origin of -zoon
see origin at zoon
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Historical Examples of zoon
Zummat occurred betwixt us, and Phil was zoon on the ground under me.
Three Courses and a DessertAnonymous
Thee zhut thee eyes an' walk about a bit, an' thee'll zoon get down!
Mr. Punch's Country LifeVarious
Zoology is formed from two Greek words: zoon, meaning animal, and logos, meaning discourse.
Elementary Zoology, Second EditionVernon L. Kellogg
I think it was the zoon of a cicada which waked my attention, and once I heard them they seemed to fill the air with shrieking.
Old Plymouth TrailsWinthrop Packard
This is what prompted Felix Hausdorf to define the human being as zoon semeiotikon- semiotic animal, sign-using animal.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
zoon
noun plural zoa (ˈzəʊə) or zoons
Word Origin for zoon
C19: from New Latin, from Greek zōion animal; related to Greek zōē life
-zoon
n combining form
Word Origin for -zoon
from Greek zōion animal
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