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-zoic

-zoic suffix: relating to some specified form of animal existence.

Suffix

-zoic

  1. Relating to some specified form of animal existence
  2. Relating to some specified geologic period

Origin of -zoic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωϊκός (zōïkós), from ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Questions about -zoic

What does -zoic mean?
-zoic means relating to some specified form of animal existence.
What part of speech is -zoic?
-zoic is a suffix.

Words near -zoic in the dictionary

  1. -yne
  2. -z
  3. -zepine
  4. -zilla
  5. -zoan
  6. -zoic
  7. -zoite
  8. -zolac
  9. -zoon
  10. -zumab
  11. -zygous

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