Vocabulary : Zoroastrian to Zubr

Zoroastrian : Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system. ;; A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism : The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of Persia; mazdeism. The system presupposes a good spirit (Ormuzd) and an opposing evil spirit (Ahriman). Cf. Fire worship, under Fire, and Parsee.
Zoroastrism : Same as Zoroastrianism.
Zoster : Shingles.
Zostera : A genus of plants of the Naiadaceae, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass.

Zosterops : A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See White-eye.
Zouave : One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress. ;; Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65.
Zounds : An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.
Zoutch : To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid to cover them.
Zubr : The aurochs.

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