Ancient Greek word root · Life & Nature
zo-: animal, living being
zo- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “animal, living being”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.
Meaning and variants
Meaning: animal, living being
Root forms: zo-, zoo-, -zoic
Source word: ζῷον — animal, beast
Word family and examples
- zoology
the scientific study of animals
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