zonure, n.

zonure
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zonurenoun

## Earlier version

- zonure in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zonure mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zonure. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the noun zonure pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzəʊnjʊə/
ZOH-nyoor

### Where does the noun zonure come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zonure is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zonure is from 1883, in List Vert. Anim. Gardens Zool. Society.

zonure is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin Zōnūrus.

### Nearby entries

1. zonkey, n. 1953–
2. zonking, adj. 1958–
3. zonky, adj. 1972–
4. zono-, comb. form
5. zonochlorite, n. 1872–
6. zonociliate, adj. 1885–
7. zonoplacental, adj. 1879–
8. zonular, adj. 1835–
9. zonule, n. 1828–
10. zonulet, n. 1648
11. zonure, n.1883–
12. zoo, n. 1835–
13. zoo-, comb. form
14. zooarchaeological, adj. 1962–
15. zooarchaeologist, n. 1957–
16. zooarchaeology, n. 1967–
17. zoobenthos, n. 1923–
18. zoocarp, n. 1824–88
19. zoocaulon, n. 1881–
20. zoocentric, adj. 1882–
21. zoochemical, adj. & n. 1844–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin.
Etymon: Latin Zōnūrus.
< modern Latin Zōnūrus, < Greek ζώνη zone n. + οὐρά tail; from the rings of spiny scales on the tail.

## Meaning & use

Zoology.

1. 1883–
   A lizard of the genus Zonurus or family Zonuridæ, found in South Africa, Madagascar, and other countries.
   1. 1883

      > Zonurus derbianus, Gray. Derbian Zonure.

      List Vert. Anim. Gardens Zool. Society (ed. 8) 583
   animals
   1. snake Old English–
      One or other of the limbless vertebrates constituting the reptilian order Ophidia (characterized by a greatly elongated body, tapering tail, and…
   2. cordyl 1608–1774
      An old book-name of the water-newt, or some allied animal; in later use applied to a genus of lizards (Cordylus).
   3. anguine lizard 1776–
      a. A South African legless lizard, Chamaesaura anguina (family Cordylidae), having reduced monodactylous limbs (now rare); b. any of various legless…
   4. zonure 1883–
      A lizard of the genus Zonurus or family Zonuridæ, found in South Africa, Madagascar, and other countries.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzəʊnjʊə/
ZOH-nyoor

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zonure, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zonure, n. was last modified in December 2024.