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-zoon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
-zoon
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

suffix

Forming nouns indicating organisms have a particular specified way of life.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does -zoon mean?
Forming nouns indicating individual members of taxonomic groups whose names end in -zoa.
Where does -zoon come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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