"zoon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzəʊɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zoon.wav Forms: zoa [plural], zoons [plural]
Etymology: First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|zōon}} New Latin zōon, {{der|en|grc|ζῷον||animal}} Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|zoa|s}} zoon (plural zoa or zoons)
  1. (biology) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-zoon-en-noun-mw8Ogte9 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-zoon-en-noun-4KQEOjKk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zoön

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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