Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoon

/ˈzəʊɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: zoon
IPA: /ˈzəʊɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distinct organism.

noun

Any individual produced from a single egg.

noun

The individuals collectively produced from a single egg, also called a compound animal.

noun

Any of the individuals of a compound organism.

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. New Latin zōonbor. English zoon First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: zōon, ζῷον

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈzəʊɒn/

Inflected Forms

zoa (plural) zoons (plural) zoön (alternative)

Derived Forms

archaeozoon bryozoon cytozoon ectozoon phytozoon zoonal zoonerythrin zoonic zoonite zoonule

Phrases

compound animal

Frequently Paired Words

compound animal

Antonyms

zooid

Questions

How do you pronounce zoon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzəʊɒn/.
What does zoon mean?: A distinct organism.
Where does zoon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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