zoology

See also: zoölogy

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal) + λόγος (lógos, knowledge). Analyzable as zoo- + -logy

Pronunciation

  • enPR: zō-ŏl′-ə-jē; (non standard) enPR: zo͞o-ŏl′-ə-jē
  • (UK) IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/; (non standard) IPA(key): /zuːˈɒlədʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/; (non standard) IPA(key): /zuˈɑlədʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)

  1. 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.
  2. A treatise on this science.

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