e·thol·o·gy ( -th l  -j , -thl-)n. 1. The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment. 2. The study of human ethos and its formation. [French éthologie, from Latin thologia, art of depicting character, from Greek thologi : thos, character; see ethos + logos, speech, expression; see -logy.]eth  o·logi·cal ( th-lj-kl) adj.e·thol o·gist n. |
ethology [ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment
[C17 (in the obsolete sense: mimicry): via Latin from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos character; current sense, C19]
ethological [ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
ethologically adv
ethologist n
| ethology (-thl-j, -thl-) The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment. |
ethology
the science proposed by John Stuart MUI for the study of the character formation in humans. — ethologic, ethological, adj.
See also: Mankindthe study of animal behavior in relation to habitat. — ethologist, n. — ethological, adj.
See also: Animals
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | ethology - the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals |
Translations
ethology
n → Verhaltensforschung f, → Ethologie f
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