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zoon

/ˈzəʊɒn/

zoon noun: a distinct organism.

Noun

zoon (plural zoa or zoons)

  1. A distinct organism.
  2. Any individual produced from a single egg.
  3. The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.
  4. (uncommon) Any of the individuals of a compound organism.
  5. (rare) Zooid.

zoon meaning in Urdu

zoon in Urdu

حیوانی

Antonyms of zoon

Forms of zoon

pluralzoa
pluralzoons
alternative formzoön

Origin of zoon

First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Words formed from zoon

Questions about zoon

What does zoon mean?
Zoon means a distinct organism.
What is zoon in Urdu?
Zoon in Urdu is حیوانی. See Zoon meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is zoon?
Zoon is a noun.
How do you pronounce zoon?
Zoon is pronounced /ˈzəʊɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of zoon?
The plural of zoon is zoa.

Words near zoon in the dictionary

  1. zoomusicology
  2. zoomy
  3. zoomycetophagous
  4. zoomycetophagy
  5. zoomylus
  6. zoon
  7. zoonal
  8. zoonerythrin
  9. zoonic
  10. zoonic acid
  11. zoonite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoon (page history and authors); zoon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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