| 释义 |
‖ oozoa, n. pl. Zool.|əʊəʊˈzəʊə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ᾠό-ν egg + ζῷα, pl. of ζῷον animal.]
Carus's term for unicellular animals, as resembling the ova of higher animals; a synonym of protozoa.
1881Cleland Evolution i. 9 Oken appreciated the correspondence between the ovum, the beginning of life in the complex animal, and the ‘oozoa’ or simplest forms of animals.
Hence ooˈzoan, a member of the oozoa. |