zoozygosphere, n.

zoozygosphere
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Revised 2017

# zoozygospherenoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoozygosphere mean?

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

### How is the noun zoozygosphere pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoo-oh-ZIGH-gohss-feer
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoo-oh-ZIG-ohss-feer

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈzaɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoh-uh-ZIGH-guh-sfeer
/ˌzoʊəˈzɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoh-uh-ZIG-uh-sfeer

### Where does the noun zoozygosphere come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

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

OED's earliest evidence for zoozygosphere is from 1880, in Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.

### Nearby entries

1. zoot suit, n. 1942–
2. zoot-suited, adj. 1942–
3. zoot-suiter, n. 1942–
4. zooty, adj. 1942–
5. zootype, n. 1883–
6. zootypic, adj. 1853–
7. zoowoman, n. 1930–
8. zooxanthella, n. 1882–
9. zooxanthellate, adj. & n. 1981–
10. zooxanthin, n. 1868–
11. zoozygosphere, n.1880–
12. zope, n. 1880–
13. zophoric, adj. 1728–
14. zophorus | zoophorus, n. 1563–
15. zopilote, n. 1787–
16. zopissa, n. 1601–
17. zoppa, adj. 1740–
18. Zoque, n. 1891–
19. Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n. 1893–
20. Zorb, n. 1996–
21. zorbing, n. 1996–

## Etymology

< zoo- comb. form + zygosphere n.; compare earlier oosphere n.

## Meaning & use

rare.

1. 1880–
   (In algae and fungi) a motile gamete; also called planogamete, zoogamete.
   1. 1880

      > In the proposed system..Strasburger's ‘zoogametes’ or ‘planogametes’ must enjoy the somewhat cumbrous name of ‘zoozygospheres’.

      Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science vol. 20 418
   2. 1963

      > Zoozygosphere, planogamete.

      I. F. Henderson & W. D. Henderson, Dictionary of Biological Terms (ed. 8) 637/2
   fungi physiology
   1. zoozygosphere 1880–
      (In algae and fungi) a motile gamete; also called planogamete, zoogamete.
   2. zygotoblast 1899–
      One of a number of germ-cells or sporozoites produced by budding from a zygotomere (see below).
   3. zygotomere 1899–
      One of a number of cells formed by segmentation of a zygote in the malaria parasite or other Sporozoa.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoo-oh-ZIGH-gohss-feer
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoo-oh-ZIG-ohss-feer
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoh-oh-ZIGH-gohss-feer
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈzɪɡə(ʊ)sfɪə/
zoh-oh-ZIG-ohss-feer

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈzaɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoh-uh-ZIGH-guh-sfeer
/ˌzoʊəˈzɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoh-uh-ZIG-uh-sfeer
/ˌzuəˈzaɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoo-uh-ZIGH-guh-sfeer
/ˌzuəˈzɪɡəˌsfɪ(ə)r/
zoo-uh-ZIG-uh-sfeer

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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 zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.