zoo-
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From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
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zoo-
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- Before a vowel, contracts to zo-.
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Finnish edit
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From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
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zoo-
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From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
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zoo-
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From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
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zoo-
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Polish edit
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Derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion).
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zoo-
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- zoo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”). Doublet of bio-.
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zoo-
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῷο- (zôio-), combining form of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
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zoo-
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- “zoo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014