zonoplacental, adj.

zonoplacental
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zonoplacentaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zonoplacental mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonoplacental. 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 adjective zonoplacental pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzəʊnə(ʊ)pləˈsɛntl/
zoh-noh-pluh-SEN-tuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊnoʊpləˈsɛn(t)l/
zoh-noh-pluh-SEN-tuhl

### Where does the adjective zonoplacental come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the adjective zonoplacental is in the 1870s.

OED's only evidence for zonoplacental is from 1879, in A. de Quatrefages de Bréau's Human Species.

### Nearby entries

1. zonitic, adj. 1888–
2. zonk, v. 1950–
3. zonk, int. 1949–
4. zonked, adj. 1959–
5. zonkey, n. 1953–
6. zonking, adj. 1958–
7. zonky, adj. 1972–
8. zono-, comb. form
9. zonochlorite, n. 1872–
10. zonociliate, adj. 1885–
11. zonoplacental, adj.1879–
12. zonular, adj. 1835–
13. zonule, n. 1828–
14. zonulet, n. 1648
15. zonure, n. 1883–
16. zoo, n. 1835–
17. zoo-, comb. form
18. zooarchaeological, adj. 1962–
19. zooarchaeologist, n. 1957–
20. zooarchaeology, n. 1967–
21. zoobenthos, n. 1923–

## Meaning & use

Zoology.

1. 1879–
   Having a zonary placenta, as the Carnivora and other mammals: opposed to discoplacental.
   Stressed as zonoplaˈcental.
   1. 1879

      > Man, apes, bats, insectivora, and rodents..form a natural group to which no zonoplacental, and, of course, no indeciduate mammals can be admitted.

      translation of A. de Quatrefages de Bréau, Human Species xi. 109
   animals
   1. cotyledonal 1850–
      = cotyledonary, adj.
   2. discoplacentalian 1878
      = discoplacental, adj.
   3. zonoplacental 1879–
      Having a zonary placenta, as the Carnivora and other mammals: opposed to discoplacental.
   4. cotyledonary 1888–
      Physiology. Characterized by the presence of cotyledons (see cotyledon, n. 1).
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzəʊnə(ʊ)pləˈsɛntl/
zoh-noh-pluh-SEN-tuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊnoʊpləˈsɛn(t)l/
zoh-noh-pluh-SEN-tuhl

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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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##### Consonants

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

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- 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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zono-, comb. form

zono-, comb. form was first published in 1921; not fully revised.