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zoo·mor·phic adjective 1 : having the form of an animal

2 : of, relating to, or being the representation of a deity in the form or with the attributes of an animal

zoo·plank·ton noun : plankton composed of animals

zoo·spore noun : a motile spore

zoot suit noun : a flashy suit of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and pants that are wide at the top and narrow at the bottom

— zoot·suit·er noun

Zo·ro·as·tri·an·ism noun : a religion founded by the Persian prophet Zoroaster

— Zo·ro·as·tri·an adjective or noun

zounds interjection [ORIGIN: euphemism for God's wounds]

— used as a mild oath

zoy·sia noun : any of a genus of creeping perennial grasses having fine wiry leaves and including some used as lawn grasses

ZPG abbreviation zero population growth

Zr symbol zirconium

zuc·chet·to noun, plural -tos [ORIGIN: It]

: a small round skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics

zuc·chi·ni noun, plural -ni or -nis [ORIGIN: It]

: a smooth cylindrical usu. dark green summer squash; also : a plant that bears zucchini

Zu·lu noun, plural Zulu or Zulus : a member of a Bantu-speaking people of South Africa; also : the Bantu language of the Zulus

Zu·ni or Zu·ñi noun, plural Zuni or Zunis or Zuñi or Zuñis : a member of an American Indian people of western New Mexico; also : the language of the Zuni people

zwie·back noun [ORIGIN: G, lit., twice baked, fr. zwie- twice + backen to bake]

: a usu. sweetened bread that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp

Zwing·li·an adjective : of or relating to the Swiss religious reformer Ulrich Zwingli or his teachings

— Zwinglian noun

zy·de·co noun : popular music of southern Louisiana that combines tunes of French origin with elements of Caribbean music and the blues

zy·gote noun : a cell formed by the union of two sexual cells; also : the developing individual produced from such a cell

— zy·got·ic adjective