Zoöerythrine Zo`ö·e·ryth"rine noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... red.]
(Zoology) A peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers of various birds.
Zoögamous Zo·ög"a·mous adjective [
Zoö- + Greek ... marriage.]
(Biol.) Of or pertaining zoögamy.
Zoögamy Zo·ög"a·my noun (Biol.) The sexual reproduction of animals.
Zoögenic Zo`ö·gen"ic adjective [
Zoö- +
-gen +
-ic : confer Greek ... born of an animal.]
(Biol.) Of or pertaining to zoögeny, animal production.
Zoögeny, Zoögony Zo·ög"e·ny, Zo·ög"o·ny noun [
Zoö- + root of Greek ... to be born, ... offspring.]
The doctrine of the formation of living beings.
Zoögeographical Zo`ö·ge`o·graph"ic·al adjective Of or pertaining to zoögraphy.
Zoögeography Zo`ö·ge·og"ra·phy noun [
Zoö- +
geography .]
The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals.
Zoöglœa Zo`ö·glœ"a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
zw^,on an animal + ... any glutinous substance.]
(Biol.) A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoöglœa is characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.
Zoögrapher Zo·ög"ra·pher noun One who describes animals, their forms and habits.
Zoögraphic, Zoögraphical Zo`ö·graph"ic, Zo`ö·graph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zoographique .]
Of or pertaining to the description of animals.
Zoögraphist Zo·ög"ra·phist noun A zoögrapher.
Zoögraphy Zo·ög"ra·phy noun [
Zoö- +
-graphy : confer French
zoographie .]
A description of animals, their forms and habits.
Zoölatry Zo·öl"a·try noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... worship.]
The worship of animals.
Zoöloger Zo·öl"o·ger noun A zoölogist. Boyle.
Zoölogical Zo`ö·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zoologique .]
Of or pertaining to zoölogy, or the science of animals.
Zoölogically Zo`ö·log"ic·al·ly adverb In a zoölogical manner; according to the principles of zoölogy.
Zoölogist Zo·öl"o·gist noun [ Confer French
zoologiste .]
One who is well versed in zoölogy.
Zoölogize Zo·öl"o·gize intransitive verb To study zoölogy; esp., to collect animals for study.
Zoölogy Zo·öl"o·gy noun ;
plural Zoölogies . [
Zoö- +
- logy : confer French
zoologie . See
Zodiac .]
1. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. 2. A treatise on this science.
Zoömelanin Zo`ö·mel"a·nin noun [
Zoö- +
melanin .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.
Zoömorphic Zo`ö·mor"phic adjective [
Zoö- + Greek ... form.]
Of or pertaining to zoömorphism.
Zoömorphism Zo`ö·mor"phism noun 1. The transformation of men into beasts. [ R.]
Smart. 2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoömorphism in ornament. 3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or with the attributes, of the lower animals. To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of zoömorphism .
Mivart.
Zoön Zo"ön noun ;
plural Zoa . [ New Latin , from Greek
zw^,on an animal.]
(Zoology) (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; -- opposed to zooid . H. Spencer. (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.
Zoönic Zo·ön"ic adjective [ Greek
zw^,on an animal: confer French
zoonique .]
Of or pertaining to animals; obtained from animal substances.
Zoönite Zo"ö·nite noun (Zoology) (a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal. (b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal.
Zoönomy Zo·ön"o·my noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... a law: confer French
zoonomie .]
The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.
Zoönule Zo"ö·nule noun [ Dim. from Greek
zw^,on an animal.]
(Zoology) Same as Zoönite .
Zoöpathology Zo`ö·pa·thol"o·gy noun [
Zoö- +
pathology .]
Animal pathology.
Zoöphaga Zo·öph"a·ga noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... animal + ... to eat.]
(Zoology) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.
Zoöphagan Zo·öph"a·gan noun (Zoology) A animal that feeds on animal food.
Zoöphagous Zo·öph"a·gous adjective [ Greek ...;
zw^,on an animal + ... to eat.]
Feeding on animals. » This is a more general term than either
sarcophagous or
carnivorous .
Zoöphilist Zo·öph"i·list noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... to love.]
A lover of animals. Southey.
Zoöphily Zo·öph"i·ly noun Love of animals.
Zoöphite Zo"ö·phite noun A zoöphyte. [ R.]
Zoöphoric Zo`ö·phor"ic adjective [ Greek ...;
zw^,on an animal + ... to bear; confer French
zoophorique .]
Bearing or supporting the figure of an animal; as, a zoöphoric column.
Zoöphorous Zo·öph"o·rous noun [ Latin , from Greek .... See
Zoöphoric .]
(Anc. Arch.) The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
Zoöphyta Zo·öph"y·ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
zw^,on an animal +
fyto`n a plant.]
(Zoology) An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoölogists. It included the cœlenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa, etc. » Sometimes the name is restricted to the Cœlentera, or to the Anthozoa.
Zoöphyte Zo"ö·phyte noun [ French
zoophyte , Greek ...;
zw^,on an animal + ... plant, akin to ... to be born, to be. See
Zodiac , and
Be ,
intransitive verb ]
(Zoology) (a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones, hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of those that form compound colonies having a branched or treelike form, as many corals and hydroids. (b) Any one of the Zoöphyta.
Zoöphytic, Zoöphytical Zo`ö·phyt"ic, Zo`ö·phyt"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zoophytique .]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to zoöphytes.
Zoöphytoid Zo·öph"y·toid adjective [
Zoöphyte +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, a zoöphyte.
Zoöphytological Zo`ö·phyt`o·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zoophytologique .]
Of or pertaining to zoöphytology; as, zoöphytological observations.
Zoöphytology Zo·öph`y·tol"o·gy noun [
Zoöphyte +
-logy : confer French
zoophytologie .]
The natural history zoöphytes.
Zoöpraxiscope Zo`ö·prax"i·scope noun [
Zoö- + Greek ... a doing, an acting (from ... to do) +
- scope .]
An instrument similar to, or the same as, the, the phenakistoscope, by means of which pictures projected upon a screen are made to exhibit the natural movements of animals, and the like.
Zoöpsychology Zo`ö·psy·chol"o·gy noun [
Zoö- +
psychology .]
Animal psychology.
Zoösperm Zo"ö·sperm noun [
Zoö- +
sperm .]
(Biol.) One of the spermatic particles; spermatozoid.
Zoösporangium Zo`ö·spo·ran"gi·um noun ;
plural -sporangia . [ New Latin See
Zoö- , and
Sporangium .]
(Botany) A spore, or conceptacle containing zoöspores.
Zoöspore Zo"ö·spore noun [
Zoö- +
spore .]
1. (Botany) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoöspores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algæ. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoöspores and the smaller microzoöspores. Called also sporozoid , and swarmspore . 2. (Zoology) See Swarmspore .
Zoösporic Zo`ö·spor"ic adjective Of or pertaining to zoöspores; of the nature of zoöspores.
Zoötic Zo·öt"ic adjective [ Greek
zw^,on an animal.]
Containing the remains of organized bodies; -- said of rock or soil.
Zoötomical Zo`ö·tom"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
zootomique .]
Of or pertaining to zoötomy.
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