ZYG(O)
\zˈɪɡ ˈə͡ʊ], \zˈɪɡ ˈəʊ], \z_ˈɪ_ɡ__ ˈəʊ]\
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comb. forms of Greek zugon yoke: zygapophysis, one of the processes on a vertebra serving as articulation with another; zygodactyl a. & n., -ylous a., (bird) with toes disposed in pairs, two toes pointing forward& two backward; zygomorphous, (of flower) divisible into similar halves only in one plane; zygospore, spore formed by conjugation of two similar gametes.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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