Origin

from New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion animal, living being

-zoa

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology:

Protozoa.

Origin

< New Latin < Greek zôia, plural of zôion animal; see zoon

Related Words

-zoon
anthozoan
Bryozoa
enterozoa
heliozoan
hydrozoan

-zoaplural combining form naming zoological groups as in Protozoa.

[New Latin, plural. See zoon]

-zoa
\\\\ˈzō-ə\\\\ noun plural combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion

: animals — in taxa
Metazoa
Protozoa

-zoa suffix pl. of -zoon.

-zoa
\ˈzōə\ noun plural combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion
: animals — in the names of taxa
< Bryozoa >
< Echinozoa >

词汇	-zoa
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD SOED Webster -zoa suffix forming plural proper nouns indicating groups of animal organisms ⇒ Metazoa Origin from New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion animal, living being -zoa Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology: Protozoa. Origin < New Latin < Greek zôia, plural of zôion animal; see zoon Related Words -zoon anthozoan Bryozoa enterozoa heliozoan hydrozoan -zoaplural combining form naming zoological groups as in Protozoa. [New Latin, plural. See zoon] -zoa \\\\ˈzō-ə\\\\ noun plural combining form ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion : animals — in taxa Metazoa Protozoa -zoa suffix pl. of -zoon. -zoa \ˈzōə\ noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion : animals — in the names of taxa < Bryozoa > < Echinozoa >
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