-zoa
a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of cl-sses in zoology:
protozoa.
-zoa
suffix
indicating groups of animal organisms metazoa
word origin
from new latin, from greek zōia, plural of zōion animal, living being
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- -zoic
combining form, combining form indicating a geological era palaeozoic word origin from greek zōē life + -ic -zoic suff. relating to a specified manner of animal existence: holozoic.
- -zoon
a combining form meaning “animal,” “organism” of the kind specified by the initial element, often corresponding to zoological cl-ss names ending in -zoa, with -zoon, used to name a single member of such a cl-ss: protozoon. -zoon combining form indicating an individual animal or an independently moving ent-ty derived from an animal spermatozoon word origin […]
- -zygous
-zygous suff. having a zygotic const-tution of a specified kind: heterozygous. -zygous a suffix meaning “having zygotes of a specified kind,” as in heterozygous.
- -zyme
-zyme suff. enzyme: lysozyme.
- .22
[twen-tee-too, twuhn-] /ˈtwɛn tiˈtu, ˈtwʌn-/ noun, plural .22s, .22’s. a rifle or pistol using a cartridge .22 inch in diameter and of varying length. the cartridge itself. also, twenty-two.