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mi⋅cro⋅zo⋅on

  [mahy-kruh-zoh-on, -uhn]
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–noun, plural -zo⋅a  [-zoh-uh] .
a microscopic animal, esp. a protozoan.
Origin:
1860–65; micro- + -zoon
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Main Entry: mi·cro·zoa
Pronunciation: "mI-kr&-'zO-&
Function: noun plural
: microscopic animals and especially protozoans; also : microscopic animal life —mi·cro·zo·an /-'zO-&n/ adjective or noun
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microzoon mi·cro·zo·on (mī'krə-zō'ŏn', -ən)
n. pl. mi·cro·zo·a (-zō'ə)
A microscopic animal.

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