zoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

Zo"ön noun (Also<

• Zoon
• Zoön

)

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. an animal.

Wordforms

plural Zoa

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; -- opposed to zooid. H. Spencer. (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.