-zoancomb. form

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

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ζῷον , -an suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ζῷον animal (see zoon n.) + -an suffix. Compare -zoa comb. form, -zoon comb. form, -zoic comb. form².Formations are found from the mid 19th cent. In sense 1 after scientific Latin formations in -zoa -zoa comb. form.

Zoology.

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1. Forming nouns denoting individual members of taxonomic groups with names in -zoa, and adjectives relating to such groups, as polyzoan n. and adj., protozoan n. and adj., sporozoan n. and adj., etc. Cf. -zoon comb. form 1.

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2. Forming nouns denoting individual animals having the type of body, behaviour, etc., specified by the first element, and adjectives designating such animals, as epizoan adj. at epizoal adj. Derivatives, microzoan n. and adj., etc. Cf. -zoon comb. form 2.

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

单词	-zoan
释义	-zoancomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ζῷον , -an suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ζῷον animal (see zoon n.) + -an suffix. Compare -zoa comb. form, -zoon comb. form, -zoic comb. form².Formations are found from the mid 19th cent. In sense 1 after scientific Latin formations in -zoa -zoa comb. form. Zoology. Categories » 1. Forming nouns denoting individual members of taxonomic groups with names in -zoa, and adjectives relating to such groups, as polyzoan n. and adj., protozoan n. and adj., sporozoan n. and adj., etc. Cf. -zoon comb. form 1. Categories » 2. Forming nouns denoting individual animals having the type of body, behaviour, etc., specified by the first element, and adjectives designating such animals, as epizoan adj. at epizoal adj. Derivatives, microzoan n. and adj., etc. Cf. -zoon comb. form 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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