ENGLISH ROOT WORD: zoo "living being", "animal" from Greek zoion

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【zoo】 is a [word-forming element] and/or [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word "zoion". It carries the basic meaning of "living being," and "animal.".

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "zoo"]

zoo **[763] A zoo is a park where live animals are kept so that people can look at them.

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[WORD ROOT]root zoo
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] zo, zodi, zoo
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) zoion
[MEANING]root living being, animal

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 zoion animal, living being

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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zoo ★★[763] noun from zoo
【DEFINITION】 A zoo is a park where live animals are kept so that people can look at them.
【pl.】 zoos
【ROOTs】 zoo; living being, animal
【Etymology】 《Greek zoion》 animal, living being

Other words containing "zoo"; anthrozoologist, anthrozoology, azoic, azotemia, cryptozoology, ectozoon, entozoon, epizoon, Eumetazoa, Mesozoic, Metazoa, paleozoology, Protozoa, protozoology, zoanthropy, zodiac, zoic, zoochore, zoochosis, zoogamete, zoogeography, zooid/zooid, zoologic, zoologist, zoology, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonosis, zoophagy, zoophile, zoopoetics, zoospore, zootoxin, zooxanthella

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

young
write
work
wise
win
will
wild
wide
who
while

 

 

 

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