zoon

Meaning

Noun

  • An animal which is the sole product of a single egg.
  • Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a compound animal.

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Origin

  • First adopted by Herbert Spencer in Principles of Biology (see 1864 quotation): from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον.

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