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单词 zootokon
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zootokonn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ζωοτόκον, ζωοτόκος.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ζωοτόκον, neuter of ζωοτόκος viviparous (Aristotle) < ζωο- zoo- comb. form + -τόκος (see toco- comb. form). Compare post-classical Latin zootokon (13th cent. in a translation of Aristotle), zootocon (1513 or earlier). Compare viviparous adj.
Obsolete. rare.
A viviparous animal.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > viviparous animal
zootokon1661
1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 132 They [sc. bats] are zootokons, only, amongst all flying creatures, and bring forth in holes, two young ones at a time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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