zoicadj.

Brit.

/ˈzəʊɪk/, U.S.

/ˈzoʊɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ζωικός, < ζῷον animal; in sense 1 taken as < ζωή life, after azoic adj.²

1. Showing traces of life; in Geology, containing organic remains.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains

vital1855

zoic1863

zoogenic1866

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 597 If, therefore, these simple species existed in the Azoic era, they were systemless life, and only foreshadowed the great systems of life which were afterwards displayed..in the true Zoic ages.

1885–6 Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. (1888) 453 These great Pre-Cambrian and Post-Archæan series are zoic in character.

2. Of the nature of an animal; animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [adjective] > of the nature of animals

animalish1653

zoic1898

1898 W. J. McGee in 17th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1895–6 169* The Seri face-painting would seem to be essentially zoosematic, or symbolic of zoic tutelaries.

1900 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 63 The use of zoic motives in the decoration of primitive weapons.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoic
释义	zoicadj. Brit. /ˈzəʊɪk/, U.S. /ˈzoʊɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ζωικός, < ζῷον animal; in sense 1 taken as < ζωή life, after azoic adj.² 1. Showing traces of life; in Geology, containing organic remains. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains vital1855 zoic1863 zoogenic1866 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 597 If, therefore, these simple species existed in the Azoic era, they were systemless life, and only foreshadowed the great systems of life which were afterwards displayed..in the true Zoic ages. 1885–6 Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. (1888) 453 These great Pre-Cambrian and Post-Archæan series are zoic in character. 2. Of the nature of an animal; animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] > of the nature of animals animalish1653 zoic1898 1898 W. J. McGee in 17th Ann. Rep. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1895–6 169* The Seri face-painting would seem to be essentially zoosematic, or symbolic of zoic tutelaries. 1900 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 63 The use of zoic motives in the decoration of primitive weapons. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -zoiccomb. form¹ also refers to : -zoiccomb. form² < adj.1863 see also
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