zoichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoic_combform2%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use-zoic, comb. form²
First published 2010

-zoiccombining form2

  1. Forming adjectives corresponding to the names of taxonomic groups in ‑zoa, as hydrozoic adj., metazoic adj., etc. Also: forming adjectives designating animals having the type of body, reproduction, behaviour, etc., of the type specified by the first element, as cryptozoic adj.2, epizoic adj., monozoic adj., etc.

-zoic, comb. form² was first published in November 2010.

-zoic, comb. form² was last modified in December 2024.