different between polyzoarium vs polyzoic

English

Etymology

From Latin polyzo?rium (“polyzoary”), from polyzoa + -arium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?li?z???e??i.?m/ (plural IPA^(key): /p?li?z???e??i.?/)

Noun

polyzoarium (plural polyzoaria)

1. (zoology) A polyzoary

Latin

Etymology

From polyzoa +? -?rium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /po.lyz.zo?a?.ri.um/, [p?l?z?d??z?o?ä??i???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /po.lid.d?zo?a.ri.um/, [p?lid???z??????ium]

Noun

polyzo?rium n (genitive polyzo?ri? or polyzo?r?); second declension

1. A polyzoary

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?li?z??.?k/

Adjective

polyzoic (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Of a tapeworm, having multiple proglottids.

   Antonym: monozoic

2. (zoology, obsolete) Bryozoan.
3. (archaic) Relating to a primitive stage of human religion in which natural phenomena are interpreted as animals or monsters.

Noun

polyzoic (plural polyzoics)

1. (zoology) A spore that produces many sporozoites.

Related terms

• polyzoarium
• polyzoary
• polyzoon