zoetrope

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zo·e·trope

Z5024550 (zō′ē-trōp′)n. A mechanical device consisting of a rotating drum ringed with narrow apertures through which an animated image is viewed.
[Greek zōē, life + -tropos, turning; see -tropous.]

zoetrope

(ˈzəʊɪˌtrəʊp) n (Games, other than specified) a cylinder-shaped toy with a sequence of pictures on its inner surface which, when viewed through the vertical slits spaced regularly around it while the toy is rotated, produce an illusion of animation[C19: Greek zoe life + trope turn]