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-zoon

-zoon suffix: forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.

Suffix

-zoon

  1. Forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.
  2. Forming nouns indicating organisms have a particular specified way of life.

Origin of -zoon

From Latin -zoon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Questions about -zoon

What does -zoon mean?
-zoon means forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.
What part of speech is -zoon?
-zoon is a suffix.

Words near -zoon in the dictionary

  1. -zilla
  2. -zoan
  3. -zoic
  4. -zoite
  5. -zolac
  6. -zoon
  7. -zumab
  8. -zygous
  9. -zza
  10. -æ
  11. -æmia

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