-zoon

suffix

Forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.

OriginLatin -zoon ← Ancient Greek ζῷον →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. biologyForming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.
  2. biologyForming nouns indicating organisms have a particular specified way of life.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekζῷον“animal”
  2. Latin-zoon
  3. English-zoon

From Latin -zoon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

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APA

-zoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoon

MLA

“-zoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-zoon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-zoon.

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