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zoistic

zoistic

9.9
About animals and their lives
  • adjective
  • /zoʊˈɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : zoístico
  • The zookeeper explained how zoistic behavior is essential for understanding animal interactions.

Examples

  • In her research, she focused on zoistic traits that distinguish various species in the wild.

  • A zoistic society has no religious beliefs; it is not that they do not believe in the supernatural, but rather that they do not believe in the natural.

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  • Many ancient cultures had zoistic beliefs that shaped their view of nature and the animal kingdom.

Synonyms

zoic
vszoistic
  • Specialized
9.9

About animals and how they live

has identical meaning but appears in a different word form or style

Surface Forms

zoistic positive

Morphology

zoistic = zoo (semi-transparent) = zo + istic

The combining form 'zo-' (= animal) is recognizable via 'zoo', so learners may infer a relation to animals, but the combining form and suffix '-istic' are somewhat technical and not fully obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Zoistic comes from the Greek root zo- meaning 'animal', the same root you see in zoo and zoology, so it is easy to remember as 'animal-like'. That's why zoistic describes things that relate to or look like animals.