zoology
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See also: zoölogy
English
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[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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- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with zoo-
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- English piecewise doublets
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- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi
- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi/4 syllables
- English lemmas
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- English terms suffixed with -ology
- en:Biology
- en:Zoology