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zoo-

UK/ˈzəʊ.ə/US/ˈzoʊ.ə/

zoo- prefix: animal.

Prefix

zoo-

  1. animal

Origin of zoo-

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Questions about zoo-

What does zoo- mean?
Zoo- means animal.
What part of speech is zoo-?
Zoo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce zoo-?
Zoo- is pronounced /ˈzəʊ.ə/ (UK).

Words near zoo- in the dictionary

  1. zoo breaks
  2. zoo format
  3. zoo formats
  4. zoo plane
  5. zoo planes
  6. zoo-
  7. zoo-keeper
  8. zoo-keepers
  9. zooagglutinin
  10. zooanthid
  11. zooanthids

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