zoology
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōon, “animal”) + λόγος (logos, “knowledge”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/, X-SAMPA: /z@U"Ql@dZi/; (non standard) IPA: /zuː.ˈɒ.lɒ.dʒi/
- (US) IPA: /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/; (non standard) IPA: /zuˈɑlədʒi/
Noun
zoology (plural zoologies)
- that part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
- a treatise on this science.
Derived terms
Translations
science that studies the animal kingdom
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