† zoonn.

Forms: 1800s zöon, 1800s zoön, 1800s–1900s zoon.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Greek ζῷον.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ζῷον animal, ultimately < ζώειν to live ( < an ablaut variant of the base of βίος life: see bio- comb. form) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns; the noun may have been formed on the derivative ζώς (also ζωός ) alive. Compare -zoon comb. form and -zoa comb. form, combinations with which are attested earlier.

Biology. Obsolete.

A distinct organism (whether a single entity, as in vertebrates, or a colonial form consisting of zooids) regarded as being the whole product of a fertilized ovum.In quot. 1905, the primary zooid (ancestrula) of a colonial organism.

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the world > life > biology > organism > zooid > [noun]

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zoon1851

zoid1856

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [noun] > aggregate or colony > individual of

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person1876

1851 W. B. Carpenter Principles Physiol. (ed. 3) xviii. 906 The detached portions of the stock originating in a single generative act will be termed Zöoids; whilst by the words ‘animal’ or ‘entire animal’ (the equivalent of Zöon) will be implied..the collective product of a single generative act.

1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. §73 A zoological individual is constituted either by any such single animal as a mammal or bird, which may properly claim the title of a zoon, or by any such group of animals as the numerous Medusæ that have been developed from the same egg, which are to be severally distinguished as zooids.

1894 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 32 385 The transient characters of each zoön also do not differ in any way from others that are inherited in allied species, genera, etc.

1905 J. M. A. Sheldon Guide Invertebr. Synoptic Coll. 116 When full grown the zoon is more erect and gives off four buds from its dorsal side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

zoonv.

Brit.

/zuːn/, U.S.

/zun/

Forms: 1800s zune, 1800s– zoon.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare zoom v.¹, and also earlier june v. Compare earlier zoon int.With the form a-zoonin' in quot. 1880 compare a- prefix² 2.

Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Now rare.

intransitive. To make a humming, buzzing, or droning sound; to move with, or as if with, such a sound; to move quickly. Also occasionally transitive: to cause to move with such a sound; to propel quickly. Cf. zoom v.¹ 1

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly with or as with sound

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (intransitive)] > monotonous sound > hum

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the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > with sound

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1880 Notes & Queries 18 Dec. 488/1 ‘A-zoonin.’—I find this word used by negroes in Georgia to express the humming of bees, as ‘de bees is a-zoonin’.

1883 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus xxxvii. 224 Bimeby Brer Rabbit year de skeeters come zoonin' ‘roun’, en claimin' kin wid 'im.

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 69 A man, horse, locomotive, or almost anything that goes along swiftly, is said to zune.

1896 Sunday Inter Ocean (Chicago) 16 Feb. 29/1 I hear a horsefly zooning around.

1909 Dial. Notes 3 391 Zoon, v.i. and tr., to make a humming or buzzing sound, to cause to make such a sound. ‘That rock came zoonin' by my head.’ ‘Watch me zoon this rock.’

1922 Bee Keepers' Rev. Aug. 8/2 She ‘zooned’ away contentedly, but as she went a couple of sentinels buzzed out to the hive entrance.

1941 I. S. Cobb Exit Laughing xxviii. 348 Seeing his first passenger plane come zooning across the Ohio River, southward bound.

1954 J. O. Killens Youngblood 12 The only boy in Tipkin that wouldn't tie a string to an old juney bug and listen to him zoon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

zoonint.

Brit.

/zuːn/, U.S.

/zun/

Forms: Also reduplicated.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier zoom int.

Chiefly U.S. Now historical and rare.

Representing a buzzing, humming, or droning sound.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [interjection] > humming sound

zoon1863

1863 Once a Week 25 July 126/1 All at once ‘twang-twang’ goes a harp; ‘zoon-zoon’ goes a bass violin.

1897 J. Bennett Master Skylark xx. 174 Nick listened a moment, but heard only the clamor of voices inside, and the zoon, zoon, zoon of the viol.

1911 M. Johnston Long Roll xv. 197 Zoon—Zoon—Zoon! O Lord! listen to that shell.

1978 R. B. Bickley Joel Chandler Harris iii. 88 The old man [sc. Uncle Remus] is disconcerted..by streetcars that go ‘zoon’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> see also

also refers to : -zooncomb. form

n.1851

v.1880

int.1863

单词	zoon
释义	† zoonn. Forms: 1800s zöon, 1800s zoön, 1800s–1900s zoon. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Greek ζῷον. Etymology: < ancient Greek ζῷον animal, ultimately < ζώειν to live ( < an ablaut variant of the base of βίος life: see bio- comb. form) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns; the noun may have been formed on the derivative ζώς (also ζωός ) alive. Compare -zoon comb. form and -zoa comb. form, combinations with which are attested earlier. Biology. Obsolete. A distinct organism (whether a single entity, as in vertebrates, or a colonial form consisting of zooids) regarded as being the whole product of a fertilized ovum.In quot. 1905, the primary zooid (ancestrula) of a colonial organism. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > zooid > [noun] zoonite1838 zooid1851 zoon1851 zoid1856 the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [noun] > aggregate or colony > individual of individual1746 zoonite1838 zooid1851 zoon1851 zoid1856 allozooid1857 person1876 1851 W. B. Carpenter Principles Physiol. (ed. 3) xviii. 906 The detached portions of the stock originating in a single generative act will be termed Zöoids; whilst by the words ‘animal’ or ‘entire animal’ (the equivalent of Zöon) will be implied..the collective product of a single generative act. 1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. §73 A zoological individual is constituted either by any such single animal as a mammal or bird, which may properly claim the title of a zoon, or by any such group of animals as the numerous Medusæ that have been developed from the same egg, which are to be severally distinguished as zooids. 1894 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 32 385 The transient characters of each zoön also do not differ in any way from others that are inherited in allied species, genera, etc. 1905 J. M. A. Sheldon Guide Invertebr. Synoptic Coll. 116 When full grown the zoon is more erect and gives off four buds from its dorsal side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). zoonv. Brit. /zuːn/, U.S. /zun/ Forms: 1800s zune, 1800s– zoon. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare zoom v.¹, and also earlier june v. Compare earlier zoon int.With the form a-zoonin' in quot. 1880 compare a- prefix² 2. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Now rare. intransitive. To make a humming, buzzing, or droning sound; to move with, or as if with, such a sound; to move quickly. Also occasionally transitive: to cause to move with such a sound; to propel quickly. Cf. zoom v.¹ 1 ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > move swiftly with or as with sound thunderc1374 hurtle1509 rattle1555 skirr1567 whizz1591 brustle1638 clatter1810 whoosh1856 fizz1864 zoon1880 zing1899 skoosh1904 zoom1924 scream1943 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [verb (intransitive)] > monotonous sound > hum humc1420 boomc1440 sum?1440 bum1499 humble1617 spin1851 zoon1880 reel1899 the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > with sound whistle1697 zoon1909 1880 Notes & Queries 18 Dec. 488/1 ‘A-zoonin.’—I find this word used by negroes in Georgia to express the humming of bees, as ‘de bees is a-zoonin’. 1883 J. C. Harris Nights with Uncle Remus xxxvii. 224 Bimeby Brer Rabbit year de skeeters come zoonin' ‘roun’, en claimin' kin wid 'im. 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 69 A man, horse, locomotive, or almost anything that goes along swiftly, is said to zune. 1896 Sunday Inter Ocean (Chicago) 16 Feb. 29/1 I hear a horsefly zooning around. 1909 Dial. Notes 3 391 Zoon, v.i. and tr., to make a humming or buzzing sound, to cause to make such a sound. ‘That rock came zoonin' by my head.’ ‘Watch me zoon this rock.’ 1922 Bee Keepers' Rev. Aug. 8/2 She ‘zooned’ away contentedly, but as she went a couple of sentinels buzzed out to the hive entrance. 1941 I. S. Cobb Exit Laughing xxviii. 348 Seeing his first passenger plane come zooning across the Ohio River, southward bound. 1954 J. O. Killens Youngblood 12 The only boy in Tipkin that wouldn't tie a string to an old juney bug and listen to him zoon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). zoonint. Brit. /zuːn/, U.S. /zun/ Forms: Also reduplicated. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare earlier zoom int. Chiefly U.S. Now historical and rare. Representing a buzzing, humming, or droning sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > [interjection] > humming sound zoon1863 1863 Once a Week 25 July 126/1 All at once ‘twang-twang’ goes a harp; ‘zoon-zoon’ goes a bass violin. 1897 J. Bennett Master Skylark xx. 174 Nick listened a moment, but heard only the clamor of voices inside, and the zoon, zoon, zoon of the viol. 1911 M. Johnston Long Roll xv. 197 Zoon—Zoon—Zoon! O Lord! listen to that shell. 1978 R. B. Bickley Joel Chandler Harris iii. 88 The old man [sc. Uncle Remus] is disconcerted..by streetcars that go ‘zoon’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -zooncomb. form < n.1851v.1880int.1863 see also
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