zoology
See also: zoölogy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: zō-ŏl′-ə-jē, zo͞o-ŏl′-ə-jē
- (UK) IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/, /zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/, /zuˈɑləd͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun edit
zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)
- The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
- Meronyms: ethology, entomology
- A treatise on this science.
Usage notes edit
The pronunciation in /zu-/ has often received negative comment, but has nevertheless become very common, especially in British English.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
science that studies the animal kingdom
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