† monozoanadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -zoan comb. form.
Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -zoan comb. form. Compare monozoic adj., and earlier polyzoan adj.
Zoology.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 Monozoan, same as monozoic or monocyttarian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).