A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African American music.

zyg-prefix

union

zygaenidnoun

Any member of the moth family Zygaenidae.

zygaenoidnoun

A member of the superfamily Zygaenoidea.

zygaladj

shaped like a yoke, or like the letter H

zygapophysisnoun

One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two superior and two inferior.

zygionnoun

A craniometric point at each end of the bizygomatic diameter

zygitenoun

A rower of the middle tier in a trireme.

Zygmuntname

A surname from Polish.

zygnemataceousadj

Belonging to the Zygnemataceae.

zygnomicadj

Directly involved or related.

zygo-prefix

union

zygoapophysealadj

Alternative form of zygapophysial.

zygobranchousadj

Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia; zygobranchiate.

zygocactusnoun

Any cactus in the genus Schlumbergera (previously Zygocactus)

zygocardiacadj

Yoke-like and cardiac; applied to an ossicle of the stomach of some crustaceans.

zygocondylenoun

A paired condyle in the calcite skeleton of some brittle stars

zygodactyladj

Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous.

zygodactylicadj

Alternative spelling of zygodactylous.

zygodactylousadj

Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward.

zygodactylynoun

The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.

zygodontadj

Having or relating to molar teeth whose cusps are paired.

zygogenesisnoun

Zygote formation.

zygogeneticadj

Relating to zygogenesis.

zygoidadj

Of or relating to a zygote or to zygosis.

zygokrotaphicadj

Of a caecilian: Having a skull with an open temporal region.

zygokrotaphynoun

The trait of having a zygokrotaphic skull.

zygolithnoun

A form of coccolithophore having an elliptical ring with arches

zygologynoun

The science of fastening things together.

zygomanoun

The cheekbone.

zygomassetericadj

Relating to the zygomatic bone and the masseter.

zygomaticadj

Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.

zygomaticallyadv

With respect to the zygoma.

zygomaticinoun

plural of zygomaticus

zygomatici majoresnoun

plural of zygomaticus major

zygomatici minoresnoun

plural of zygomaticus minor

zygomatico-prefix

zygoma; zygomatic.

zygomaticoalveolaradj

Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.

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