Meaning

5 senses

  1. A distinct organism.

  2. Any individual produced from a single egg.

  3. The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.

  4. (uncommon)Any of the individuals of a compound organism.

  5. (rare)Zooid.

Origin

First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New L

First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

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Forms

plural: zoa / zoons
Singularzoon
Pluralzoa / zoons

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms
an animal which is the sole product of a single egg:zooid

Word family

11 related words
Relatedcompound animal
Derivedarchaeozoonbryozooncytozoonectozoonphytozoonzoonalzoonerythrinzooniczoonitezoonule

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
zoologyC2zoomB2zorrozucchinizymurgy

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