Zollverein, zol′ve-rīn, n. a union of the German states, under the leadership of Prussia, so as to enable them in their commercial relations with other countries to act as one state. [Ger.,—zoll, duty, verein, union.]
Zonda, zon′da, n. a dry, hot, and dusty wind blowing from the Andes in the vicinity of San Juan, Argentine Republic, during July and August.
Zone, zōn, n. a girdle, a belt, a stripe of different colour or substance round anything: one of the five great belts into which the surface of the earth is divided: any continuous tract with particular characteristics.—v.t. to encircle, as with a zone.—n. Zō′na, a term in anatomy, &c., for a belt: herpes zoster.—adjs. Zō′nal, like a zone, arranged in zones: pertaining to the somites of an articulate or annulose animal; Zō′nary, resembling a belt or girdle; Zō′nate, marked with zones, belted; Zoned, wearing a zone, having zones; Zone′less, wanting a zone or belt.—n. Zō′nic, a girdle.—adjs. Zonif′erous, zoned; Zō′noid, like a zone.—n. Zō′nula, a small zone.—adj. Zō′nular, like a zone or zonule.—ns. Zon′ule, Zon′ulet, a little girdle. [L. zona—Gr. zōnē, a girdle—zōnnynai, to gird; akin to join, yoke.]
Zonotrichia, zō-nō-trik′i-a, n. a genus of American finches, the crown-sparrows. [Gr. zōnē, a girdle, thrix, trichos, hair.]
Zonurus, zō-nū′rus, n. the typical genus of Zonuridæ, a South African family of lizards. [Gr. zōnē, a belt, oura, a tail.]
Zoo, zōō, n. the Zoological Gardens in London: any similar collection of animals.
Zooblast, zō′ō-blast, n. an animal cell. [Gr. zōon, an animal, blastos, a germ.]
Zoochemistry, zō-ō-kem′is-tri, n. the chemistry of the constituents of the animal body.—adj. Zoochem′ical. [Gr. zōon, an animal, chemistry.]
Zoodynamics, zō-ō-dī-nam′iks, n. the science that treats of the vital powers of animals, animal physiology. [Gr. zōon, an animal, dynamics.]
Zoœcium, zō-ē′si-um, n. one of the cells forming the investment of polyzoans:—pl. Zoœ′cia. [Gr. zōon, an animal, oikia, a house.]