For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s take a look at three words that start with z-o-o: zoogeographical, zooxanthellae and zoosporangium. You might be able to win a game of Scrabble with these hard words!
Pronunciation: [ˌzō-ə-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl]
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Relating to the study of a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals.
Language origin: German
Pronunciation: [ˌzō-ə-zan-ˈthe-(ˌ)lē]
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: Symbiotic dinoflagellates that live within the cells of other organisms.
Language origin: Latin and Greek
Pronunciation: [ˌzō-ə-spə-ˈran-jē-əm]
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A spore case or sporangium bearing zoospores.
Language origin: Merriam-Webster.com