Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
zobo |
noun |
A kind of domestic cattle reared in Asia for its flesh and milk. It is supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and the yak. |
zoea |
noun |
A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea, especially of crabs and certain Anomura. |
zoic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to animals, or animal life. |
zona |
noun |
A zone or band; a layer. |
zone |
noun |
A girdle; a cincture., One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature., The portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes; the portion of a surface of revolution included between two planes perpendicular to the axis., A band or stripe extending around a body., A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth., A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections., Circuit; circumference., To girdle; to encircle. |
zoo- |
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A combining form from Gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in zoogenic, zoology, etc. |
zoon |
noun |
An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; — opposed to zooid., Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal. |
zope |
noun |
A European fresh-water bream (Abramis ballerus). |