单词 | zoon |
释义 | 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. zooid. Origin of zoonFirst recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin zōon, from Greek zôion “animal” OTHER WORDS FROM zoonzo·on·al [zoh-uh-nl], /ˈzoʊ ə nl/, adjectiveDefinition 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 -zoonsee origin at zoon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for zoon (1 of 2)zoon / (ˈzəʊɒn) / noun plural zoa (ˈzəʊə) or zoonsa less common term for zooid (def. 1) Derived forms of zoonzoonal, adjectiveWord Origin for zoonC19: from New Latin, from Greek zōion animal; related to Greek zōē life British Dictionary definitions for zoon (2 of 2)-zoon n combining formindicating an individual animal or an independently moving entity derived from an animalspermatozoon Word Origin for -zoonfrom Greek zōion animal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for zoon-zoon suff.Animal; independently moving organic unit:spermatozoon. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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