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[[File:Wigner–Seitz cell.svg|Diagram of a Zoan constructed from a Wigner–Seitz primitive cell.]]A '''zoan''' is a cross between an [[animal (nonfiction)]] and a [[Koan (nonfiction)]], functioning as a [[transdimensional corporation]]. | [[File:Wigner–Seitz cell.svg|250px|thumb|Diagram of a Zoan constructed from a [[Wigner–Seitz cell (nonfiction)|Wigner–Seitz primitive cell]].]]A '''zoan''' is a cross between an [[animal (nonfiction)]] and a [[Koan (nonfiction)]], functioning as a [[transdimensional corporation]]. | ||
Plural ''zoa''. | Plural ''zoa''. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Carnivorous_airships_circa_1930-31.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigible|Flock of [[Carnivorous dirigible|Carnivorous dirigibles]] foraging for Zoans. USN photo circa 1930-31. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Carnivorous dirigible]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Transdimensional corporation]] | * [[Transdimensional corporation]] | ||
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* [[Koan (nonfiction)]] | * [[Koan (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%E2%80%93Seitz_cell Wigner–Seitz cell] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigner%E2%80%93Seitz_cell Wigner–Seitz cell] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Animals]] | ||
[[Category:Transdimensional corporations]] | [[Category:Transdimensional corporations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:07, 18 April 2020
Diagram of a Zoan constructed from a Wigner–Seitz primitive cell.
A zoan is a cross between an animal (nonfiction) and a Koan (nonfiction), functioning as a transdimensional corporation.
Plural zoa.
Zoans were bred as food animals for carnivorous dirigibles, but now (June 2016) survive largely in the wild.
In the News
Flock of Carnivorous dirigibles foraging for Zoans. USN photo circa 1930-31.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Wigner–Seitz cell @ Wikipedia