ZONNAR
ZONNAR, noun A belt or girdle, which the Christians and Jews in the Levat are obliged to wear, to distinguish them from the Mohammedans.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ZOOGRAPHER
ZOOGRAPHER, noun [See Zoography.] One who describes animals, their forms and habits.
ZOOGRAPHICAL
ZOOGRAPHICAL, adjective Pertaining to the description of animals.
ZOOGRAPHY
ZOOGRAPHY, noun [Gr., an animal; to describe.] A description of animals, their forms and habits. [But zoology is generally used.]
ZOOLITE
ZOOLITE, noun [Gr., an animal; stone.] An animal substance petrified or fossil.
ZOOLOGICAL
ZOOLOGICAL, adjective [from zoology.] Pertaining to zoology, or the science of animals.
ZOOLOGICALLY
ZOOLOGICALLY, adverb According to the principles of zoology.
ZOOLOGIST
ZOOLOGIST, noun [from zoology.] One who is well versed in the natural history of animals, or who describes animals.
ZOOLOGY
ZOOLOGY, noun [Gr., an animal; discourse.] A treatise on animals, or the science of animals; that branch of natural history which respects the forms, classification, history and...
ZOONIC
ZOONIC, adjective [Gr., an animal.] Pertaining to animals; as the zoonic acid, obtained from animal substances.
ZOONOMY
ZOONOMY, noun [Gr., an animal; law.] The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.
ZOOPHITE
ZOOPHITE. [See Zoophyte.]
ZOOPHORIC
ZOOPHORIC, adjective [Gr., an animal; to bear.] The zoophoric column is one which supports the figure of an animal.
ZOOPHORUS
ZOOPHORUS, noun [supra.] In ancient architecture, the same with the frieze in modern architecture; a part between the architrave and cornice; so called from the figures of anima...
ZOOPHYTE
ZOOPHYTE, noun [Gr., an animal; a plant.] In natural history, a body supposed to partake of the nature both of an animal and a vegetable, such as madrepores, millepores, coralli...
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL, adjective Pertaining to zoophytology.
ZOOPHYTOLOGY
ZOOPHYTOLOGY, noun [zoophyte, Gr., discourse.] The natural history of zoophytes.
ZOOTOMIST
ZOOTOMIST, noun [See Zootomy.] One who dissects the bodies of brute animals; a comparative anatomist.
ZOOTOMY
ZOOTOMY, noun [Gr., an animal; to cut.] Anatomy; particularly, the dissecting of bodies of beasts or brute animals; comparative anatomy, or the anatomy of brute animals.
ZORIL
ZORIL, noun A fetid animal of the weasel kind, found in South America.
ZUFFOLO
ZUFFOLO, noun [Latin] A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.
ZUMATE
ZUMATE, noun [See Zumic.] A combination of the zumic acid and a salifiable base.
ZUMIC
ZUMIC, adjective [Gr., ferment.] The zumic acid is procured from many accescent vegetable substances.
ZUMOLOGICAL
ZUMOLOGICAL, adjective [See Zumology.] Pertaining to zumology.
ZUMOLOGIST
ZUMOLOGIST, noun One who is skilled in the fermentation of liquors.
ZUMOLOGY
ZUMOLOGY, noun [Gr., ferment; to ferment; discourse.] A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.
ZUMOSIMETER
ZUMOSIMETER, noun [Gr., fermentation; to measure.] An instrument proposed by Swammerdam for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquid...