zonurus

[Gr. zōnē a belt, and our a =the tail.] Zool.: The type-genus of Zonuride (q. v.), with several species, from the south and east of Africa and Madagascar. zō-o, zō-, pref . [ Gr.zoon a living creature, an animal.] A common prefix in compounds of Greek origin, signifying animal, as as zoðlogy zoophyte, zoo spore, .