zoo-combining form
Meaning & use
- Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to an animal or animals’ or more generally ‘of or relating to life or living things’.In biological and botanical terms the prefix may denote motility or the power of spontaneous movement (previously thought to be a distinctive characteristic of animals): see zoocarp n., zoogamete n., zoogonidium n., zoosperm n., zoospore n., zoozygosphere n.
- zoosophy, n. 1662–1848The knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a)…
- zoophysiology, n. 1803–Animal physiology.
- zoomania, n. 1807–Passionate enthusiasm for or interest in animals.
- zooscopic, adj. 1817–†a. Of or relating to the scientific study of…
- zoodynamic, adj. ?1819–(Originally) of or relating to a life force or…
- zoophysical, adj. 1820–†a. Of or relating to a life force or vital…
- zoo-organic, adj. 1821–90a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force…
- zoocarp, n. 1824–88A motile spore or single-celled organism, esp. a…
- zoomagnetism, n. 1824–A supposed invisible force having physical…
- zootaxy, n. 1833–Zoological classification, animal taxonomy.
- zoochemistry, n. 1835–The biochemistry of animals.
- zoogeology, n. 1838–The field of study concerned with the…
- zoogeological, adj. 1841–Of or relating to zoogeology.
- zoopathology, n. 1841–The branch of science concerned with diseases of…
- zootechny, n. 1841–The practice or activity of keeping domesticated…
- zoochemical, adj. & n. 1844–a. adj. Of or relating to zoochemistry (now…
- zoogeologist, n. 1844–An expert or specialist in zoogeology.
- zoonosology, n. 1845–The scientific study of the diseases of animals…
- zoospermatic, adj. 1845–79Of or relating to a zoosperm.
- zoopsychology, n. 1847–The psychology of animals; the scientific study…
- zootheca, n. 1852–(In algae, fungi, and various lower plants) a…
- zootypic, adj. 1853–(Originally) of or relating to an animal form or…
- zoogonidium, n. 1857–(In algae) a motile gonidium.
- zoomelanin, n. 1858–A dark-coloured pigment found in animals, esp. in…
- zoonosologist, n. 1860–An expert or specialist in zoonosology.
- zoomantist, n. 1861A person who a person who practises divination by…
- zootechnic, adj. 1861–Of or relating to zootechny; produced by means of…
- zootechnics, n. 1863–= zootechny, n.
- zooxanthin, n. 1868–A yellow carotenoid pigment found in the plumage…
- zooerythrin, n. 1871–A red carotenoid pigment found animals, esp. in…
- zoofulvin, n. 1871–A yellow carotenoid pigment (xanthophyll) found…
- zoothome, n. 1872–A group of individual coral polyps living in a…
- zooculture, n. 1873–The practice or activity of rearing and breeding…
- zoometry, n. 1878–The measurement of the dimensions and proportions…
- zoogamete, n. 1879–(In algae and fungi) a motile gamete; = planogamete, n.
- zootheism, n. 1879–The worship or veneration of animals; a belief…
- zootheist, n. 1879–A person who worships or venerates animals; cf…
- zootheistic, adj. 1879–Of, relating to, or characterized by zootheism.
- zoothecium, n. 1880–An aggregate of the fused shells or protective…
- zoozygosphere, n. 1880–(In algae and fungi) a motile gamete; also called…
- zoocaulon, n. 1881–The branched supporting stalk of certain colonial…
- zoocentric, adj. 1882–Centred on or principally concerned with the…
- zoonerythrin, n. 1882–A red carotenoid pigment found animals, esp. in…
- zootype, n. 1883–a. An animal, or figure of an animal, used as the…
- zoophysics, n. 1887–The scientific study of the physical structure of…
- zoodynamics, n. 1888–(In plural with singular agreement) (the branch…
- zoomancy, n. 1888–Divination by observing the actions of animals.
- zoomechanics, n. 1888–1903(Originally) = zoodynamics, n.; (in later use)…
- zoophobia, n. 1888–Fear of or strong aversion to animals.
- zoomythic, adj. 1889–Of or relating to a mythology in which the gods…
- zooscopy, n. 1891–A hallucination in which animals are visualized…
- zoometric, adj. 1892–Of or relating to zoometry.
- zoomechanical, adj. 1897Of or relating to zoomechanics.
- zoopathologist, n. 1898–An expert or specialist in zoopathology; an…
- zoosematic, adj. 1898–1909Resembling an animal; symbolizing an animal; cf…
- zoocultural, adj. 1899–Of, relating to, or used in zooculture.
- zootoxin, n. 1906–A toxin derived from an animal; cf. phytotoxin, n. 1.
- zoobenthos, n. 1923–The aquatic fauna of the region at or near the…
- zooplankter, n. 1935–An individual or species of the zooplankton; a…
- zooarchaeologist, n. 1957–A person who investigates the animal remains from…
- zooarchaeological, adj. 1962–Of, relating to, or concerned with…
- zoosemiotics, n. 1963–(In plural with singular agreement) the study of…
- zooarchaeology, n. 1967–The study of the animal remains from…
- zooplanktivorous, adj. 1971–Feeding on zooplankton; characterized by such…
- zooplanktivore, n. 1972–A fish or other aquatic animal which feeds on…
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