"zoo-" meaning in English

See zoo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈzəʊ.ə/ [UK], /ˈzəʊ.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈzoʊ.ə/ [US], /ˈzoʊ.oʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷeyh₃-}}, {{der|en|grc|ζῷον|t=animal}} Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} zoo-, {{en-prefix}} zoo-
  1. animal Tags: morpheme Translations (pertaining to animals): zoo- (Finnish), zoo- (French), zoo- (Italian), zoo- (Polish), zoo- (Portuguese), зоо- (zoo-) (Russian), zoo- (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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