ethology

e·thol·o·gy  (-thl-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.

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[French éthologie, from Latin thologia, art of depicting character, from Greek thologi : thos, character; see ethos + logos, speech, expression; see -logy.]

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etho·logi·cal (th-lj-kl) adj.

e·tholo·gist n.

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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  [ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj

ethologically  adv

ethologist  n

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ethology  (-thl-j, -thl-)

The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment.

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ethology

the science proposed by John Stuart MUI for the study of the character formation in humans. — ethologic, ethological, adj.

See also: Mankind

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the study of animal behavior in relation to habitat. — ethologist, n. — ethological, adj.

See also: Animals

Thesaurus

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