Webster's Dictionary 1913

271

Zoöphite

Zo″ö‐phite (?), n. A zoöphyte.

272

Zoöphoric

Zo′ö‐phor″ic (?), a. [Gr. �; ζῳ̑ον an animal + � to bear; cf. F. zoophorique.] Bearing or supporting the figure of an animal; as, a zoöphoric column.

273

Zoöphorous

‖Zo‐öph″o‐rous (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �. See Zoöphoric.] (Anc. Arch.) The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; — so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.

274

Zoöphyta

‖Zo‐öph″y‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal + φυτόν a plant.] (Zoöl.) An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals, formerly adopted by many zoölogists...

275

Zoöphyte

Zo″ö‐phyte (?), n. [F. zoophyte, Gr. �; ζῳ̑ον an animal + � plant, akin to � to be born, to be. See Zodiac, and Be, v. i.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrat...

276

Zoöphytic

{ Zo′ö‐phyt″ic (?), Zo′ö‐phyt″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. zoophytique.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to zoöphytes.

277

Zoöphytoid

Zo‐öph″y‐toid (?), a. [Zoöphyte + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a zoöphyte.

278

Zoöphytological

Zo′ö‐phyt′o‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. zoophytologique.] Of or pertaining to zoöphytology; as, zoöphytological observations.

279

Zoöphytology

Zo‐öph′y‐tol″o‐gy (?; 277), n. [Zoöphyte + -logy: cf. F. zoophytologie.] The natural history zoöphytes.

280

Zoöpraxiscope

Zo′ö‐prax″i‐scope (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � a doing, an acting (from � to do) + -scope.] An instrument similar to, or the same as, the, the phenakistoscope, by means of which pictur...

281

Zoöpsychology

Zo′ö‐psy‐chol″o‐gy (?), n. [Zoö- + psychology.] Animal psychology.

282

Zoösperm

Zo″ö‐sperm (?), n. [Zoö- + sperm.] (Biol.) One of the spermatic particles; spermatozoid.

283

Zoösporangium

‖Zo′ö‐spo‐ran″gi‐um (?), n.; pl.-sporangia (#). [NL. See Zoö-, and Sporangium.] (Bot.) A spore, or conceptacle containing zoöspores.

284

Zoöspore

Zo″ö‐spore (?), n. [Zoö- + spore.]1. (Bot.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoöspores are produced by many gree...

285

Zoösporic

Zo′ö‐spor″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to zoöspores; of the nature of zoöspores.

286

Zoötic

Zo‐öt″ic (?), a. [Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal.] Containing the remains of organized bodies; — said of rock or soil.

287

Zoötomical

Zo′ö‐tom″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. zootomique.] Of or pertaining to zoötomy.

288

Zoötomist

Zo‐öt″o‐mist (?), n. [Cf. F. zootomiste.] One who dissects animals, or is skilled in zoötomy.

289

Zoötomy

Zo‐öt″o‐my (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � to cut: cf. F. zootomie.] The dissection or the anatomy of animals; — distinguished from androtomy.

290

Zoötrophic

Zo′ö‐troph″ic (?), a. [Gr. �. See Zoö-, and Trophic.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals.

291

Zoozoo

Zoo″zoo′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wood pigeon.

292

Zope

Zope (?), n.(Zoöl.) A European fresh-water bream (Abramis ballerus).

293

Zopilote

Zo″pi‐lote (?), n.(Zoöl.) The urubu, or American black vulture.

294

Zoril

Zor″il (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Zorilla.

295

Zorilla

Zo‐ril″la (?), n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zoöl.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus Ictonyx allied ...

296

Zoroastrian

Zo′ro‐as″tri‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system.

297

Zoroastrian (2)

Zo′ro‐as″tri‐an (?), n. A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.