zootic

See also: zoötic

English

Etymology

zoo- +‎ -otic. From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zəʊˈɒtɪk/, /zuːˈɒtɪk/

Adjective

zootic (not comparable)

1. Containing the remains of organized bodies (said of rock or soil).

Derived terms

• enzootic
• epizootic
• panzootic

References

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “zootic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)