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‖ microzoa, n. pl. Zool.|maɪkrəʊˈzəʊə|
In sing. -zoon |-ˈzəʊɒn|.
[mod.L., f. Gr. µῑκρό-ς small + ζῷον animal.]
A general name for infusoria, rotifers, etc. Hence microˈzoal, microˈzoic adjs., of the nature of, containing, or consisting of microzoa.
1862Stoddart in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. II. 150 These small microzoa seem to be the most ubiquitous of any known beings. Ibid. 147 Its zoophytes and other microzoic wonders. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xx. 440 The innumerable organisms in microphytal and microzoal deposits. 1884Brady in Challenger Rep., Zool. IX. 136 Microzoa from the Upper Lias of Banbury. Ibid. 148 In microzoic strata. |