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-zoic definition

-zoic (zō′ik)

  1. Etymology: < Gr zōikos, pertaining to animals < zōon, animal (see bio-) + -ikos, -ic

    having a (specified) animal way of life

  2. Etymology: < Gr zōē, life + -ic

    of, pertaining to, or being a geologic era having a (specified) type of life

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