ZWINGLIAN
Zwing"li*an, a. (Theol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's Supper the true body of Christ is present by the contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements. — n.
Defn: A follower of Zwingli.
ZYGANTRUM
Zy*gan"trum, n.; pl. Zygantra. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: See under Zygosphene.
ZYGAPOPHYSIS
Zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. Etym: [Gr. apophysis.]
(Anat.)
Defn: One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra. — Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.
ZYGENID
Zyg"e*nid, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygænidæ, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively.
ZYGOBRANCHIA
Zyg`o*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)