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1: a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals [syn: {animal scientist}]

1: the branch of biology that studies animals [syn: {zoological science}]

1: a rapid rise [syn: {rapid climb}, {rapid growth}] 2: the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {soar}] v 1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom along}, {whizz}, {whizz along}] 2: move with a low ...

1: move along very quickly [syn: {zoom}, {whizz}, {whizz along}]

1: examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book"

1: a camera lens that magnifies the image [syn: {telephoto lens}]

1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates [syn: {subclass Zoomastigina}]

1: flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics [syn: {zooflagellate}]

1: the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god

{zoonosis}

1: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonotic disease}] [also: {zoonoses} (pl)]

1: of or relating to or constituting zoonosis; "the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic"

1: an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: {zoonosis}]

1: (of animals) carnivorous [syn: {flesh-eating(a)}, {meat-eating(a)}]

1: sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilism}]

1: sexual attraction to animals [syn: {zoophilia}]

1: a morbid fear of animals

1: any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge

1: animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae

1: visual hallucination of animals; sometimes occurring in delirium tremens

{zoosporangium}

1: an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella

1: a flashy suit of extreme cut

1: a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals [syn: {animal toxin}]

1: a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes [syn: {pusher}]

1: muishond of northern Africa [syn: {Ictonyx frenata}]

1: Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: {Zarathustra}]

1: of or pertaining to Zoroaster or the religion he founded n : follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism

1: system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil) [syn: {Mazdaism}]

1: eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia [syn: {herpes zoster}, {shingles}]

1: (or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants [syn: {genus Zostera}]

1: submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts [syn: {eelgrass}, {grass wrack}, {sea wrack}]

1: used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae [syn: {family Zosteraceae}, {eelgrass family}]

1: an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms [syn: {acyclovir}]

1: any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

1: lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States [syn: {Korean lawn grass}, {Japanese lawn grass}]

1: lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States [syn: {Manila grass}, {Japanese carpet grass}]

1: Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass [syn: {mascarene grass}, {Korean velvet grass}]

1: a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: {zirconium}, {a...

1: German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929) [syn: {Richard Adolph Zsigmondy}]

1: evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zubird}]

1: evil storm god represented as a black bird [syn: {Zu}]

1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: {courgette}] 2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: {courgette}]

1: a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer

1: Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: {Pinchas Zukerman}]

1: a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa living in northern Natal 2: a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa

1: a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico

1: the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland"

1: the Zoroastrian god of time

1: a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe 2: a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Maz...

1: Austrian writer (1881-1942) [syn: {Stefan Zweig}]

1: slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: {rusk}, {Brussels biscuit}, {twice-baked bread}]

1: Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531) [syn: {Ulrich Zwingli}, {Huldreich Zwingli}]

1: United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982) [syn: {Vladimir Kosma Zworykin}]

1: music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues

1: type genus of the family Zygnemataceae [syn: {genus Zygnema}]

1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {Zygnematales}, {order Zygnematales}, {order Zygnemales}]

1: pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses [syn: {family Zygnemataceae}]

1: pond scums; desmids [syn: {order Zygnematales}, {Zygnemales}, {order Zygnemales}]

1: small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits [syn: {genus Zygocactus}]