Dec 16, 2002 18:51
21 yrs ago
Greek term

zoon

Greek to English Science
something in zoology
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 ζώον
5 +1 animal

Proposed translations

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ζώον

Ένας λιγότερο συνηθισμένος τύπος για το zooid με ετυμολογία, φυσικά, από το ζώον. [έτσι λέει το Collins]

zooid=ζωίδιο
Πηγή: Ιατρικό Λεξικό Ματζέντα

Ωστόσο το Websters Dictionary το διαχωρίζει:
<zoology> An animal which is the sole product of a single egg; opposed to zooid.

Aυτό επιβεβαιώνεται και από το OED:
[mod.L. (Herbert Spencer), a. Gr.zoon animal.]
An organism scientifically regarded as a complete animal, i.e. one which is the total product of an impregnated ovum, whether constituting a single being as in the higher animals, or a number of distinct beings (zooids) as in the successive asexual generations of aphides or the various _persons' that make up a compound or _colonial' animal.

Επομένως μάλλον ζώο(ν) (όπως λέμε σπερματόζωο - spermatozoon).


Peer comment(s):

agree Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
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agree Sophia Fourlari : Πολύ καλά τεκμηριωμένη απάντηση!!
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agree Joanna5
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agree Egmont
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+1
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animal

it just means animal
Peer comment(s):

agree Betty Revelioti
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