-zoon

English

Etymology

From Latin -zoon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Suffix

-zoon

  1. (zoology) Forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.
  2. (zoology) Forming nouns indicating organisms have a particular specified way of life.

Derived terms
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