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  "zygomatic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, constituting, or situated in the region of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1709, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8mat-ik",
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203412",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "zygomatic arch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the arch of bone that extends along the front or side of the skull beneath the orbit":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Otto related one play in which Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke shattered his helmet and facemask, breaking his nose, cheekbone and zygomatic arch and detaching his left retina, leaving Otto blind in one eye for six months. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203058",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "zygapophysis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the articular processes of the neural arch of a vertebra of which there are usually two anterior and two posterior":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4f-\u0259-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-f\u0259-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153745"
  },
  "zygantrum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fossa on the posterior median part of the neural arch of a vertebra (as of a snake) that accommodates the zygosphene of the next vertebra":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "z\u012b\u02c8gan\u2027tr\u0259m",
      "z\u0259\u0307\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + Late Latin antrum cavity of the body":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160234"
  },
  "zygomatic process":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several bony processes that enter into or strengthen the zygomatic arch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1741, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162032"
  },
  "Zygaenidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of moths including the foresters, burnet moths, and related moths most of which are bright-colored and day-flying":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Zygaena (from Greek zygaina hammerheaded shark) + -idae":"Plural noun",
      "New Latin, from Zygaena , type genus (from Greek zygaina ) + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162311"
  },
  "zygomatic suture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the zygomaticotemporal suture":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163951"
  },
  "zygote intrafallopian transfer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that is similar to gamete intrafallopian transfer but in which eggs are fertilized in vitro and some of the resulting fertilized eggs are inserted into a fallopian tube":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation ZIFT"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccin-tr\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1986, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170938"
  },
  "zygite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rower of the middle tier in an ancient trireme or in the upper tier of a bireme":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012b\u02ccj\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek zygit\u0113s , from zygon yoke, thwart + it\u0113s -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180735"
  },
  "zygote":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012b-\u02ccg\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The researchers found that cells separate into fetal and placental lineages earlier than anticipated \u2014 in some cases, within the first few cell divisions of the zygote . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "My mother-in-law nodded wisely, noting that this was a good sign, that nausea meant my body was chock-full of all the hormones necessary to keep that little zygote safe and sound. \u2014 Jenn Morson, Redbook , 5 Sep. 2017",
      "Even though each of your cells supposedly contains a replica of the DNA in the fertilized egg that began your life, mutations, copying errors and editing mistakes began modifying that code as soon as your zygote self began to divide. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Aug. 2014",
      "If this all sounds familiar, there\u2019s a reason for it \u2014 animal embryos develop from zygotes in much the same way, and spherical choanoflagellate colonies look uncannily like early-stage animal embryos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 July 2014",
      "There's not much time before the zygotes , fertilized single cells, start multiplying. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 23 Apr. 2018",
      "At the time of its birth, the zoo explained that the turtles suffered from a condition called polycephaly, a condition that results when zygotes don't properly separate during development. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 21 Aug. 2017",
      "At the time of its birth, the zoo explained that the turtles suffered from a condition called polycephaly, a condition that results when zygotes don't properly separate during development. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 21 Aug. 2017",
      "Ectopic pregnancies are often called tubal pregnancies, but can happen anywhere, really, that a wayward zygote with a self-destructive streak lands. \u2014 Joanna Petrone, Longreads , 18 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek zyg\u014dtos yoked, from zygoun to join \u2014 more at zygoma":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192602"
  },
  "zygoma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": zygomatic arch":[],
      ": a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch":[],
      ": zygomatic bone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "z\u012b-\u02c8g\u014d-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin zygomat-, zygoma , from Greek zyg\u014dma , from zygoun to join, from zygon yoke":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202438"
  },
  "zygomaticoauricularis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the anterior auricularis muscle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6zig-+",
      "\u00a6z\u012bg\u0259\u00a6mat\u0259\u0307k\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zygomatico- + auricularis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203118"
  },
  "zygotaxis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the attraction between two zygophores or suspensors that is immediately responsible for conjugation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cczig-",
      "\u02ccz\u012bg\u0259\u02c8taks\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + -taxis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002812"
  },
  "zygomaxillare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": zygomaxillary point":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012bg\u0259\u02ccmaks\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113",
      "\u02cczig-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + maxillare , from neuter singular of Latin maxillaris maxillar":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011921"
  },
  "Zygnema":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of common filamentous algae (family Zygnemataceae ) having two stellate chromatophores in each cell":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "zig\u02c8n\u0113m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + -nema":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012538"
  },
  "zygaenid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the Zygaenidae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "z\u012b\u02c8j\u0113n\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Zygaenidae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014800"
  },
  "zygomatico-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": zygomatic and":[
        "zygomatico maxillary"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zygomaticus zygomatic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023927"
  },
  "zygomaxillary point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a craniometric point at the lower end of the zygomaticotemporal suture":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053224"
  },
  "zygolobous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not set off by a groove from the first true segment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)z\u012b\u00a6g\u00e4l\u0259b\u0259s",
      "\u00a6z\u012bg\u0259\u02ccl\u014db\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "zyg- + lob- + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063355"
  },
  "Zygnemataceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of common freshwater algae (order Zygnematales ) often forming bright green slimy masses in stagnant or running water and consisting of unbranched cylindrical filaments with green chromatophores arranged in spiral bands, stars, or rarely straight bands \u2014 see spirogyra , zygnema":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "zig\u02ccn\u0113m\u0259\u02c8t\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Zygnemat-, Zygnema , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064022"
  },
  "zygospore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thick-walled spore of some algae and fungi that is formed by union of two similar sexual cells, usually serves as a resting spore, and produces the sporophytic phase":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012b-g\u0259-\u02ccsp\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02ccsp\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8z\u012b-g\u0259-\u02ccsp\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071404"
  },
  "zygotene":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the stage of meiotic prophase which immediately follows the leptotene and during which synapsis of homologous chromosomes occurs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012b-g\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090814"
  },
  "zygosporangium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sporangium in which zygospores are produced":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin zygosporangium , from zyg- + sporangium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102554"
  },
  "zygodont":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or being molar teeth with four tubercles in which the tubercles are united in pairs by crests":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012bg\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8zig-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary zyg- + -odont":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105150"
  },
  "zygomorphic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having floral parts unequal in size or form so that the flower is capable of division into essentially symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-fik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122026"
  },
  "zygosphere":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plant gamete capable of uniting with a similar one to form a zygospore":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8zig\u0259+\u02cc-",
      "\u02c8z\u012bg\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "zyg- + sphere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124153"
  },
  "zygotoid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a multinucleate zygospore":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8z\u012bg\u0259\u02cct\u022fid",
      "\u02c8zig-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "zygote + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125426"
  },
  "zygomatic muscle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a slender band of muscle on either side of the face arising from the zygomatic bone and inserting into the orbicularis oris and skin at the corner of the mouth":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141321"
  },
  "Zygnematales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of green algae (class Chlorophyceae) that include the pond scums and desmids, are distinguished by the absence of asexual reproduction and lack of flagellated reproductive structure, and reproduce sexually by fusion of amoeboid gametes \u2014 compare akontae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Zygnemat-, Zygnema + -ales":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143406"
  },
  "zygodactylous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": zygodactyl":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8dak-t\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161751"
  },
  "zygodactyl":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the toes arranged two in front and two behind":[
        "\u2014 used of a bird"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccz\u012b-g\u0259-\u02c8dak-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary zyg- + Greek daktylos toe":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184102"
  },
  "Zygodactylae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of nonpasserine birds consisting of those having zygodactyl feet":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + -dactylae, -dactyli (from dactylus dactyl)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195529"
  },
  "zygomaxillary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or joining the maxilla and zygoma":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6z\u012bg\u014d",
      "\u00a6zig\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary zyg- + maxillary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204420"
  },
  "Zygocactus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints, showy red or pink flowers, and red fleshy fruits and including the widely cultivated crab cactus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6zig\u014d+",
      "\u00a6z\u012bg\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from zyg- + Cactus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234355"
  },
  "zygodactylism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the condition of being zygodactyl or of having zygodactyl feet":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccliz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "zyg- + -dactylism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024626"
  }
}