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zoon
1[ zoh-on ]
noun
, Biology Rare.
, plural zo·a [zoh, -, uh].
- any of the individuals of a compound organism.
- any individual, or the individuals collectively, produced from a single egg.
-zoon
2- 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.
-zoon
1combining form
- indicating an individual animal or an independently moving entity derived from an animal
spermatozoon
zoon
2/ ˈzəʊɒn /
noun
- a less common term for zooid
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Derived Forms
- zoˈonal, adjective
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Other Words From
- zo·on·al [zoh, -, uh, -nl], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zoon1
First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin zōon, from Greek zôion “animal”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zoon1
from Greek zōion animal
Origin of zoon2
C19: from New Latin, from Greek zōion animal; related to Greek zōē life
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