-zoon suffix. ['zǝʊǝn] Pl. -zoa ['zǝʊǝ].
[from Greek zōion animal; in sense 2 from mod. Latin taxonomic names in -zoa: see -ON.]
Zoology.
1. Forming nouns denoting individual animals etc. (esp. small invertebrates or single-celled organisms) having a specific mode of life or function, as cryptozoon, epizoon, spermatozoon, etc.

2. Forming nouns from names of zoological classes etc. ending in -zoa, as hydrozoon, protozoon. Cf. -ZOAN 1.

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zoon noun. ['zǝʊɒn] rare. Pl. zoons, zoa ['zǝʊǝ]. M19.
[mod. Latin from Greek zōion animal.]
An individual animal which is the total product of an impregnated ovum, not being either asexually produced or part of a colonial organism; opp. ZOOID. Formerly also, a zooid.

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zoon verb. [zu:n] US colloq. L19.
[Imit.: cf. ZOOM.]
1. verb intrans. Make a humming or buzzing sound; move quickly. L19.

2. verb trans. Cause to travel with such a sound; propel. L19.

■ zooning noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) Black English a style of preaching and response characterized by the repetition of words and phrases with tonal variation: M20.

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