Zootrophic, zō-ō-trof′ik, adj. pertaining to the nourishment of animals. [Gr. zōon, an animal, trophos, food.]
Zoozoo, zōō′zōō, n. (prov.) the wood-pigeon. [Imit.]
Zopilote, zō-pi-lō′te, n. one of the smaller American vultures, the turkey-buzzard, an urubu.—Also Tzopilotl. [Mex.]
Zopissa, zō-pis′a, n. an old medicinal mixture of pitch and tar scraped from the sides of ships. [Gr. zōpissa.]
Zoppo, tsop′pō, adj. (mus.) alternately with and without syncopation. [It.]
Zorgite, zor′gīt, n. a metallic copper-lead selenide, found at Zorge, in the Harz Mountains.
Zoril, Zorille, zor′il, n. an African skunk-like carnivore: an American skunk.—n. Zoril′la, a genus of African skunk-like quadrupeds, representing the Zorillinæ, an African subfamily of Mustelidæ. [Fr. zorille—Sp. zorilla, dim. of zorra, a fox.]
Zoroastrianism, zor-ō-as′tri-an-izm, n. the ancient religion founded or reformed by Zoroaster—the Greek pronunciation of Zarathushtra—set forth in the Zend-Avesta (q.v.), and still held by the Guebres and Parsees in India.—n. and adj. Zoroas′trian.
Zorra, zor′a, n. a South American skunk.—Also Zorrino (zo-rē′nō). [Sp.]
Zorro, zor′ō, n. a South American fox-wolf. [Sp.]