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zoa


noun

  1. plural of zoon.

noun, plural zo·a [zohuh] /ˈzoʊ ə/. Biology Rare.

  1. any of the individuals of a compound organism.
  2. any individual, or the individuals collectively, produced from a single egg.
  3. zooid.

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

noun

  1. the plural of zoon

suffix forming plural proper nouns

  1. indicating groups of animal organismsMetazoa

noun plural zoa (ˈzəʊə) or zoons

  1. a less common term for zooid (def. 1)
n.

plural of zoon.

n.

1864, from Greek zoion “animal” (see zoo).

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