Zoogamous, zō-og′a-mus, adj. pertaining to zoogamy.—n. Zoög′amy, sexual reproduction. [Gr. zōon, an animal, gamos, marriage.]
Zoogeny, zō-oj′e-ni, n. the doctrine or the process of the origination of living beings—also Zoög′ony.—adj. Zoogen′ic. [Gr. zōon, an animal, geneia, production.]
Zoogeography, zō-ō-jē-og′ra-fi, n. the science of the distribution of animals on the surface of the globe, faunal geography.—n. Zoogeog′rapher, a student of faunal geography.—adjs. Zoogeograph′ic, -al. [Gr. zōon, an animal, geography.]
Zooglœa, zō-ō-glē′a, n. the term applied to the resting, motionless stage of the Bacteria, in which they are embedded in gelatinous material.—adjs. Zooglœ′ic; Zooglœ′oid. [Gr. zōon, an animal, gloios, a sticky substance.]
Zoograft, zō′ō-graft, n. a piece of tissue taken from the living body of an animal to supply a part wanting in the human body, by being grafted on it. [Gr. zōon, an animal, graft.]
Zoography, zō-og′ra-fi, n. descriptive zoology.—n. Zoög′rapher.—adjs. Zoograph′ic, -al.—n. Zoög′raphist. [Gr. zōon, an animal, graphein, to write.]
Zoogyroscope, zō-ō-jī′rō-skōp, n. a development of the zoetrope by means of which an appearance of an object in motion is thrown on a screen. [Gr. zōon, an animal, gyroscope.]
Zooid, zō′oid, adj. having the nature of an animal, having organic life and motion.—n. a term applied to each of the individuals which make up a compound organism. [Gr. zōon, an animal, eidos, form.]
Zooks, zōōks, interj. a minced oath—same as Gadzooks.
Zoolatry, zō-ol′a-tri, n. the worship of animals.—ns. Zoöl′ater, one who worships animals; Zoolā′tria, zoolatry.—adj. Zoöl′atrous. [Gr. zōon, an animal, latreia, worship.]