zooecium /zō-ēˈshi-əm/ noun (pl zooeˈcia) (Gr oikiā a house; zoology)

The body-wall or enclosing chamber of a polyzoan individual

zōˈogamete noun

A motile gamete

zoogamous /zō-ogˈə-məs/ adjective

(Gr gamos marriage) relating to zoogamy

zōogˈamy noun

Sexual reproduction of animals

zōogenic /-jenˈ/ or zōogˈenous adjective

Produced from animals

zoogeny /zō-ojˈə-ni/ noun

(Gr -geneia, sfx denoting production) the doctrine, or the process, of the origination of living beings

zōogeogˈrapher noun

zōogeographˈic or zōogeographˈical adjective

zōogeogˈraphy noun

The science of the distribution of animals on the surface of the globe

zōogloea /-glēˈə/ noun (Gr gloiā glue; bacteriology)

A mucilaginous mass of bacteria embedded in slimy material derived from swollen cell walls

zōogloeˈic adjective

zōogloeˈoid adjective

zōogonidˈium noun (pl zōogonidˈia) (botany and zoology)

A swarm-spore

zōogˈonous adjective (zoology)

Viviparous

zoogony /zō-ogˈə-ni/ noun

(L -gonia, from Gr -goneia, sfx denoting origin or production) zoogeny

zōˈograft /-gräft/ noun

A piece of animal tissue grafted onto a human

zōˈografting noun

zōogˈrapher or zōogˈraphist noun

zōographˈic or zōographˈical adjective

zoogˈraphy noun

1. The study or description of animals and their habits
2. The painting of animals

zōolˈater noun

(Gr latreiā worship) someone who worships animals

zōolatrīˈa or zōolˈatry noun

Worship of animals

zōolˈatrous adjective

zoolite /zōˈō-līt/ noun

(Gr lithos a stone) a fossil animal (also zōˈolith)

zōolithˈic or zōolitˈic adjective

zōomagnetˈic adjective

zōomagˈnetism noun

Animal magnetism

zoomancy /zōˈō-man-si/ noun

(Gr manteiā divination) divination by observation of animals

zōōmanˈtic adjective

zōōmetˈric adjective

zōometry /-omˈə-tri/ noun

(Gr metron a measure) comparative measurement of the parts of animals

zōˈomorph /-mörf/ noun

1. (Gr morphē form) in art, a representation of an animal form
2. An image or symbol of a god, etc who is conceived as having an animal form

zōomorˈphic adjective

1. Relating to zoomorphism
2. Representing animals in art

zōomorˈphism noun

The representation, or the conception, of a god or a man in an animal form (also zōomorˈphy)

zōonˈic adjective

Relating to animals

zōˈonite noun

Any of the segments of an articulated animal

zōonitˈic adjective

zōonomˈic adjective

zōonˈomist noun

zoonomy /zō-onˈə-mi/ noun

(Gr nomos law) animal physiology (also zōonōˈmia)

zōopatholˈogy noun

The study of disease in animals

zoopathy /zō-opˈə-thi/ noun

(Gr pathos suffering) animal pathology

zōopˈeral adjective

zōopˈerist noun

zōopˈery noun

(Gr peirā experiment) experimentation on animals

Zoophaga /zō-ofˈə-gə/ plural noun (Gr phagein to eat; zoology)

The carnivorous animals collectively

zōophˈagan noun

A carnivorous animal

zōophˈagous adjective

1. Of or relating to the Zoophaga
2. Feeding on animals

zōophˈagy noun

The practice of feeding on animals

zōˈophile /-fīl/ noun

1. (Gr philos loving) a zoophilist
2. A zoophilous plant (botany)

zōophilˈia, zōophˈilism or zōophˈily noun

1. Love of animals
2. Erotic fondness for animals

zoophilist /zō-ofˈil-ist/ noun

1. A lover of animals
2. Someone who has or suffers from zoophilia

zōophˈilous adjective

1. Loving animals
2. Experiencing or suffering from zoophilia
3. Pollinated by animals other than insects (botany)
4. Of insects, feeding on animals (zoology)

zōophōbˈia noun

1. (Gr phobos fear) abnormal fear of animals
2. Fear of animal ghosts

zōophˈobous adjective

zōophoric /-förˈ/ adjective

zōophorus /-ofˈə-rəs/ noun

(Gr pherein to bear) a continuous frieze sculptured in relief with figures of people and animals

zōophysiolˈogist noun

zōophysiolˈogy noun

Animal physiology

Zoophyta /zō-ofˈit-ə/ plural noun

(Gr phyton plant) in older classifications, a group of invertebrates which lack the ability to move from place to place, such as sponges, corals, etc

zōˈophyte /-fīt/ noun

1. Any plant supposed to resemble an animal (obsolete)
2. Any of numerous invertebrates resembling plants, such as sponges, corals, sea-anemones, etc, esp hydroid colonies of a branched form

zōophytic /-fitˈ/ or zōophytˈical adjective

zōophˈytoid adjective

zōophytologˈical /-fīt-/ adjective

zōophytolˈogist noun

zōophytolˈogy noun

zōoplankˈton noun

Floating and drifting animal life

zōoplasˈtic adjective

(Gr plassein to form) relating to zōˈoplasty, the operation of transplanting living tissue from one of the lower animals to humans

zōopsycholˈogy noun

The psychology of the lower animals

zōoscopˈic adjective

zōoscopy /-osˈkop-i/ noun

(Gr skopeein to look at) a form of mental delusion in which one sees imaginary animals, esp snakes

zōˈosperm, also zōosperˈmium noun (Gr sperma seed; biology)

1. A spermatozoid
2. A zoospore

zōospermatˈic adjective

zōosporanˈgium noun (botany)

A sporangium in which zoospores are formed

zōˈospore noun

1. (Gr sporos a seed) a swarm-spore
2. An asexual reproductive cell that can swim by means of flagella

zōosporˈic or zōosˈporous adjective

zōˈotaxy noun

(Gr taxis arrangement) the science of the classification of animals, systematic zoology

zōotechnics /-tekˈniks/ or zōˈotechny noun

(Gr technē art) the science of the breeding and domestication of animals

zōothapˈsis noun (pl zōothapˈsēs /-sēz/)

(Gr thaptein to bury) premature burial

zōothēˈcial /-shi-əl/ adjective

zōothecium /-thēˈshi-əm or -si-/ noun (pl zōothēˈcia) (Gr thēkion casket, dimin of thēkē box; zoology)

The tubular sheath of certain social infusorians

zōothēˈism noun

The attribution of divine qualities to an animal

zōotheisˈtic adjective

zōotherˈapy noun

(Gr therapeiā treatment) veterinary therapeutics

zōˈothome noun (Gr thōmos heap; biology)

A group of zooids, such as a mass of coral

zōotomˈic or zōotomˈical adjective

zōotomˈically adverb

zōotˈomist noun

(Gr tomē a cut) someone who dissects the bodies of animals, an anatomist

zōotˈomy noun

1. The dissection of animals
2. Comparative anatomy

zōotoxˈin noun

A toxin produced by an animal such as a snake

zōˈotrope noun

A zoetrope

zōotrophic /-trofˈik/ adjective

(Gr trophos food) relating to the nourishment of animals

zōotˈrophy noun

zōˈotype noun (zoology)

An animal serving as a type

zōotypic /-tipˈik/ adjective