zo·o·ge·og·ra·phy (z   -j - g r-f)n. The biological study of the geographic distribution of animals, especially the causes and effects of such distribution. zo o·ge·ogra·pher n.zo o·geo·graphic (--gr f k), zoo·geo·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.zo o·geo·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
zoogeography [ˌzəʊədʒɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the branch of zoology concerned with the geographical distribution of animals
zoogeographer n
zoogeographic [ˌzəʊəˌdʒɪəˈgræfɪk], zoogeographical adj
zoogeographically adv
| zoogeography (z-j-gr-f) The scientific study of the geographic distribution of animals. See more at biogeography. |
zoogeography
1. the study of the geographical distribution of animals.
2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. — zoogeographer, n.
See also: Zoology2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. — zoogeographer, n.
the distribution of animal life by geographical location. — zoogeographer, n. — zoogeographic, zoogeographical, adj.
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