Cosmozoic

/ˌkɒzmoʊˈzoʊɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of cosmozoan life; concerning organisms or life that exists throughout the cosmos.

Etymology

From cosmozoan plus the suffix -ic. This adjective describes anything related to cosmic life forms or panspermia theory.

Kelly Says

Some scientists think life might be 'cosmozoic'—meaning it exists everywhere throughout the universe and travels on meteorites between planets, rather than arising separately on each world.

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