zoon
[ zoh-on ]
/ ˈzoʊ ɒn /
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.
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Origin of zoon
First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin zōon, from Greek zôion “animal”
OTHER WORDS FROM zoon
zo·on·al [zoh-uh-nl], /ˈzoʊ ə nl/, adjectiveWords nearby zoon
Definition for zoon (2 of 2)
-zoon
a combining form meaning “animal,” “organism” of the kind specified by the initial element, often corresponding to zoological class names ending in -zoa, with -zoon used to name a single member of such a class: protozoon.
Origin of -zoon
see origin at zoon
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Derived forms of zoon
zoonal, adjectiveWord Origin for zoon
C19: from New Latin, from Greek zōion animal; related to Greek zōē life
British Dictionary definitions for zoon (2 of 2)
-zoon
n combining form
indicating an individual animal or an independently moving entity derived from an animalspermatozoon
Word Origin for -zoon
from Greek zōion animal
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Medical definitions for zoon
-zoon
suff.
Animal; independently moving organic unit:spermatozoon.
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