Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Zoögraphic

{ Zo′ö‐graph″ic (?), Zo′ö‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. zoographique.] Of or pertaining to the description of animals.

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Zoögraphist

Zo‐ög″ra‐phist (?), n. A zoögrapher.

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Zoögraphy

Zo‐ög″ra‐phy (?), n. [Zoö- + -graphy: cf. F. zoographie.] A description of animals, their forms and habits.

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Zooid

Zo″oid (?), a. [Zoö- + -oid.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an animal.

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Zooid (2)

Zo″oid, n. 1. (Biol.) An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozooid.2. (Zoöl.) (a) An animal in one of its inferior stages of development, as o...

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Zooidal

Zo‐oid″al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form.

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Zoölatry

Zo‐öl″a‐try (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � worship.] The worship of animals.

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Zoöloger

Zo‐öl″o‐ger (?), n. A zoölogist. Boyle.

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Zoölogical

Zo′ö‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. zoologique.] Of or pertaining to zoölogy, or the science of animals.

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Zoölogically

Zo′ö‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a zoölogical manner; according to the principles of zoölogy.

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Zoölogist

Zo‐öl″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. zoologiste.] One who is well versed in zoölogy.

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Zoölogize

Zo‐öl″o‐gize (?), v. i. To study zoölogy; esp., to collect animals for study.

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Zoölogy

Zo‐öl″o‐gy (?), n.; pl.Zoölogies (#). [Zoö- + -logy: cf. F. zoologie. See Zodiac.]1. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryolog...

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Zoömelanin

Zo′ö‐mel″a‐nin (?), n. [Zoö- + melanin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many birds.

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Zoömorphic

Zo′ö‐mor″phic (?), a. [Zoö- + Gr. � form.] Of or pertaining to zoömorphism.

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Zoömorphism

Zo′ö‐mor″phism (?), n. 1. The transformation of men into beasts. Smart.2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as, zoömorphism in ornament.3. The representation of...

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Zoön

‖Zo″ön (?), n.; pl.Zoa (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal.] (Zoöl.) (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; — opposed to zooid. H. Spencer. (b) Any one of the p...

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Zoönic

Zo‐ön″ic (?), a. [Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal: cf. F. zoonique.] Of or pertaining to animals; obtained from animal substances.

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Zoönite

Zo″ö‐nite (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal. (b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any segmented animal.

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Zoönomy

Zo‐ön″o‐my (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � a law: cf. F. zoonomie.] The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.

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Zoönule

Zo″ö‐nule (?), n. [Dim. fr. Gr. ζῳ̑ον an animal.] (Zoöl.) Same as Zoönite.

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Zoöpathology

Zo′ö‐pa‐thol″o‐gy (?), n. [Zoö- + pathology.] Animal pathology.

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Zoöphaga

‖Zo‐öph″a‐ga (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.

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Zoöphagan

Zo‐öph″a‐gan (?), n.(Zoöl.) A animal that feeds on animal food.

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Zoöphagous

Zo‐öph″a‐gous (?), a. [Gr. �; ζῳ̑ον an animal + � to eat.] Feeding on animals.☞ This is a more general term than either sarcophagous or carnivorous.

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Zoöphilist

Zo‐öph″i‐list (?), n. [Zoö- + Gr. � to love.] A lover of animals. Southey.

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Zoöphily

Zo‐öph″i‐ly (?), n. Love of animals.