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zoo-

a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compound words: zoometry; zooplankton.
Also, especially before a vowel, zo-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk zôion animal
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zo-  
pref.  Variant of zoo-.
zoo- or zo-  
pref.  
  1. Animal; animal kingdom: zoography.

  2. Motile: zoospore.


[Greek zōo-, zōio-, from zōion, living being; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
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zo- pref.
Variant of zoo-.

zoo- or zo-
pref.
Animal; animal kingdom: zoonosis.

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