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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 vowel zo-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. |