-zoacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -zoa.

Etymology: < scientific Latin -zoa (in e.g. Cryptozoa cryptozoa n.) < ancient Greek ζῷα , plural of ζῷον animal (see zoon n.). Compare -zoon comb. form, -zoan comb. form.Found from the end of the 18th cent., chiefly in borrowings from scientific Latin.

Chiefly Zoology.

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Forming nouns denoting taxonomic divisions and other groups of living organisms, esp. those considered to form part of the animal kingdom, as Dermatozoa n. at dermato- comb. form , hypozoa n. at hypo- prefix 2.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	-zoa
释义	-zoacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -zoa. Etymology: < scientific Latin -zoa (in e.g. Cryptozoa cryptozoa n.) < ancient Greek ζῷα , plural of ζῷον animal (see zoon n.). Compare -zoon comb. form, -zoan comb. form.Found from the end of the 18th cent., chiefly in borrowings from scientific Latin. Chiefly Zoology. Categories » Forming nouns denoting taxonomic divisions and other groups of living organisms, esp. those considered to form part of the animal kingdom, as Dermatozoa n. at dermato- comb. form , hypozoa n. at hypo- prefix 2. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form
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