-zoan

suffix

Used to categorise animals based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth-form or ecological preferences.

Meanings

suffix
  1. biologyUsed to categorise animals based on their evolutionary origin, life history, growth-form or ecological preferences.
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APA

-zoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoan

MLA

“-zoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-zoan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoan.

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