zoa: Meaning and Definition of

zo•a

Pronunciation: (zō'u), [key]
— n.
  1. pl. of

-zoa

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form meaning “animals,” “organisms” of the kind specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology: Protozoa.
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