microzoon

noun

mi·​cro·​zo·​on

plural microzoa

-ˈzōə

1

: a microscopic animal

especially : protozoan

2

microzoa plural sometimes capitalized : microscopic animal life

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + -zoon

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