zoology
See also: zoölogy
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). Analyzable as zoo- + -logy
Pronunciation
Noun
zoology (countable and uncountable, 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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