Zoögenic
(Zo`ö*gen"ic) a. [Zoö- + -gen + -ic: cf. Gr. born of an animal.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to zoögeny,
animal production.
Zoögeny
(Zo*ög"e*ny Zo*ög"o*ny) n. [Zoö- + root of Gr. to be born, offspring.] The doctrine of the formation
of living beings.
Zoögeographical
(Zo`ö*ge`o*graph"ic*al) a. Of or pertaining to zoögraphy.
Zoögeography
(Zo`ö*ge*og"ra*phy) n. [Zoö- + geography.] The study or description of the geographical
distribution of animals.
Zoöglœa
(||Zo`ö*glœ"a) n. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal + any glutinous substance.] (Biol.) A colony or
mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous substance. The zoöglœa is characteristic of a transitory
stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.
Zoögrapher
(Zo*ög"ra*pher) n. One who describes animals, their forms and habits.
Zoögraphic
(Zo`ö*graph"ic Zo`ö*graph"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. zoographique.] Of or pertaining to the description
of animals.
Zoögraphist
(Zo*ög"ra*phist) n. A zoögrapher.
Zoögraphy
(Zo*ög"ra*phy) n. [Zoö- + -graphy: cf. F. zoographie.] A description of animals, their forms
and habits.
Zooid
(Zo"oid) a. [Zoö- + - oid.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an animal.
Zooid
(Zo"oid), n.
1. (Biol.) An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozooid.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) An animal in one of its inferior stages of development, as one of the intermediate forms
in alternate generation. (b) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as of Anthozoa, Hydroidea,
and Bryozoa; — sometimes restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and digestive organs are
not developed.
Zooidal
(Zo*oid"al) a. Of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form.
Zoölatry
(Zo*öl"a*try) n. [Zoö- + Gr. worship.] The worship of animals.
Zoöloger
(Zo*öl"o*ger) n. A zoölogist. Boyle.
Zoölogical
(Zo`ö*log"ic*al) a. [Cf. F. zoologique.] Of or pertaining to zoölogy, or the science of animals.
Zoölogically
(Zo`ö*log"ic*al*ly), adv. In a zoölogical manner; according to the principles of zoölogy.
Zoölogist
(Zo*öl"o*gist) n. [Cf. F. zoologiste.] One who is well versed in zoölogy.
Zoölogy
(Zo*öl"o*gy) n.; pl. Zoölogies [Zoö- + - logy: cf. F. zoologie. See Zodiac.]
1. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution,
classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
2. A treatise on this science.
Zoömelanin
(Zo`ö*mel"a*nin) n. [Zoö- + melanin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A pigment giving the black color to
the feathers of many birds.
