| 释义 | zoo-
 zoo-(word root) living being, animalExamples of words with the root zoo-: zoometry, zoologicalzoo-or zo-pref.1.  Animal; animal kingdom: zoography.2.  Motile: zoospore.[Greek zōo-, zōio-, from zōion, living being; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
 zoo-or before a vowelzo-combining form (Zoology) indicating animals: zooplankton. [from Greek zōion animal]zoo(zu)
 n.,  pl.  zoos.   1.  Also called  zoological garden.  a parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages or large enclosures for public exhibition.   2.  a place, activity, or group marked by chaos or unrestrained behavior.  [1840–50; first two syllables of zoological garden taken as one syllable]  zoo′ey, adj.  zoo•i•er, zoo•i•est.
 zoo-a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal”: zooplankton. Also, esp. before a vowel,zo-.  [comb. form representing Greek zôion animal] EncyclopediaSeeZoozoo-
 zoo-, zo-Animal, animal life. [G. zōon]zoo-, zo-Combining forms denoting animal, animal life. [G. zōon]zoo-, prefix.  denoting an animal. |