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zo·ol·o·gy  (z-l-j, z-)

n. pl. zo·ol·o·gies

1. The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.

2. The animal life of a particular area or period: the zoology of Alaska; the zoology of the Pleistocene.

3. The characteristics of a particular animal group or category: the zoology of mammals.

4. A book or scholarly work on zoology.

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zo·olo·gist n.

Usage Note: Traditionally, the first syllable of zoology has been pronounced as (), rhyming with toe. However, most likely due to the familiarity of the word zoo (which is merely a shortened form of zoological garden), the pronunciation of the first syllable as () is also commonly heard. In 1999, 88 percent of the Panelists found the (z-) pronunciation acceptable, and 60 percent found the (z-) pronunciation acceptable, with 68 percent using the (z-) pronunciation and 32 percent using the (z-) pronunciation in their own speech. Thus, while both pronunciations can be considered acceptable, the (z-) pronunciation may be perceived as more correct.

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zoology

Noun

the study of animals, including their classification, structure, physiology, and history [Greek zōion animal + -logy]

zoological adj
zoologist n

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zoology  (z-l-j, z-l-)

The scientific study of organisms in the kingdom Animalia, including their growth and structure.

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Zoology

See also animals; biology; birds; bulls and bullfighting; butterflies; cats; cocks; dogs; fish; horses; insects; organisms; reptiles; snakes; wolves; worms.

acarology

a division of zoology that studies mites and ticks. — acarologist, n.

amphibiology

the branch of zoology that studies amphibians. — amphibiological, adj.

arachnology

a branch of zoology that studies spiders and other arachnids. Also called arachnidology, araneology. — arachnologist, n.

carcinology

the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans. — carcinologist, n.

cetology

the study of whales. — cetologist, n.

coadunation

the state or condition of being united by growth. — coadunate, adj.

coccidology

the branch of zoology that studies scales, mealy bugs, and other members of the family Coccidea.

conchology

the branch of zoology that studies the shells of mollusks. Also called malacology. — conchologist, n. — conchological, adj.

crustaceology

the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans.

cynology

the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.

echinology

the branch of zoology that studies echinoderms.

entomology

the study of insects. — entomologist, n. — entomologie, entomological, adj.

epimorphosis

development of an organism or form of animal life in which body segmentation is complete before hatching. — epimorphic, adj.

estivation, aestivation

the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the summer. Cf. hibernation.

gemmation

reproduction by budding. See also botany.

hibernation

the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the winter. Cf. estivation.

invertebracy

the state or quality of being invertebrate or without a backbone, as certain organisms, animals, etc; hence, spinelessness; exhibiting a lack of strength of character. — invertebrate, adj.

lepidopterology

the branch of entomology that studies butterflies. — lepidopterologist, lepidopterist, n.

malacology

conchology. — malacologist, n.

mammalogy

the branch of zoology that studies mammals. — mammalogist, n.

metamorphosis

a change or succession of changes in form during the life cycle of an animal, allowing it to adapt to different environmental conditions, as a caterpillar into a butterfly.

ornithology

the branch of zoology that studies birds. — ornithologist, n.

paleomammalogy, palaeomammalogy

the branch of zoology that studies the mammals of past geologic ages.

stirpiculture

selective breeding to develop strains with particular characteristics. — stirpicultural, adj.

taxonomy

a system of naming things, as plants or animals. — taxonomist, n. — taxonomie, adj.

vivipara

pl. animals whose young are bom live, as mammals. — viviparity, n. — viviparous, adj.

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.

zoonomy, zoonomia

the laws of animal life or the animal kingdom. — zoonomist, n. — zoonomic, adj.

zoopathology

the study or science of the diseases of animals; animal pathology. Also zoopathy.

zoopathy

zoopathology.

zoophysiology

the physiology of animals, as distinct from that of humans.

zoophytology

the branch of zoology concerned with the zoophytes. — zoophytological, adj.

zootaxy

zoological classification; the scientific classification of animals.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zoology - all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch" fauna aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole biota, biology - all the plant and animal life of a particular region avifauna - the birds of a particular region or period animal group - a group of animals
	2.	zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals zoological science siphon, syphon - a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled hood - (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal plastron - (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside collar - (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal protective coloration - coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators pallium, mantle - (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell cloaca - (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open venous blood system, venation - (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms bugology, entomology - the branch of zoology that studies insects ethology - the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats herpetology - the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians ichthyology - the branch of zoology that studies fishes malacology - the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks mammalogy - the branch of zoology that studies mammals oology - the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number) ornithology - the branch of zoology that studies birds protozoology - the branch of zoology that studies protozoans palaeozoology, paleozoology - the study of fossil animals natural scientist, naturalist - a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) aestivation, estivation - (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period vagile - having freedom to move about; "vagile aquatic animals" caudate, caudated - having a tail or taillike appendage acaudal, acaudate - lacking a tail or taillike appendage metabolous, metabolic - undergoing metamorphosis ametabolic, ametabolous - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis univalve - used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc. bivalve, bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) vertebrate - having a backbone or spinal column; "fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals" invertebrate, spineless - lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals" live-bearing, viviparous - producing living young (not eggs) oviparous - egg-laying ovoviviparous - producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body warm-blooded - having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) cold-blooded - having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated) alular - pertaining to alulae ambulacral - pertaining to the ambulacra of radial echinoderms anguine - of or related to or resembling a snake annelid, annelidan - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida anserine - of or resembling a goose anuran, batrachian, salientian - relating to frogs and toads arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderlike, spiderly, spidery - relating to or resembling a member of the class Arachnida araneidal, araneidan - relating to or resembling a spider arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous - of or relating to invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda

Translations

zoology [zuːˈɔlədʒɪ] n → zoología

zoology [zuːˈɔlədʒɪ] n → zoologie f

zoology [zuːˈɔlədʒɪ] n → Zoologie f

zoology [zuːˈɔlədʒɪ] n → zoologia

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zoology

n zoology [zuˈolədʒi]

the scientific study of animals. soölogieعِلْم الحَيوانзоологияzoologiezoologidie Zoologieζωολογίαzoologíazooloogiaجانور شناسیeläintiedezoologieזוֹאוֹלוֹגיָהजन्तु विज्ञानzoologijaállattanzoologi, ilmu hewandÿrafræðizoologia動物学동물학zoologijazooloģijazoologidierkundezoologizoologiazoologiazoologieзоологияzoológiazoologijazoologijazoologiสัตววิทยาzooloji, hayvan bilimi動物學зоологіяحیوانیاتđộng vật học动物学

adj ˌzooˈlogical [zuəˈlo-]

soölogiesخاص بِعِلْم الحَيَوانзоологическиzoologickýzoologiskzoologischζωολογικόςzoológicozooloogilineوابسته به جانور شناسیeläintieteellinenzoologiqueזוֹאוֹלוגִיप्राणी विज्ञानzoološkiállattanimengenai zoologidÿrafræðilegurzoologico動物学の동물학의zoologinis, zoologijoszooloģisks; zooloģijas-zoologidierkundigzoologiskzoologicznyzoológicozoologicзоологическийzoologickýzoološkizoološkizoologiskเกี่ยวกับสัตววิทยาzoolojik動物學的зоологічнийحیوانیات سے متعلقthuộc về động vật học动物学的

adv ˌzooˈlogically [-ˈlo-]

soölogiesحَيوانيّاًзооложкоzoologickyzoologisktzoologischζωολογικάzoológicamentezooloogiliseltبطور جانور شناسانهeläintieteellisestizoologiquementבֵּאוֹפֵן זוֹאוֹלוֹגִיप्राणी विज्ञान के स्तर परzoološkiállattanilagmenurut zoologidÿrafræðilegazoologicamente動物学的に동물학상으로zoologiškaizooloģiskidr sudut zoologidierkundigzoologiskzoologiczniezoologicamentezoologicзоологическиzoologickyzoološkozoološkizoologisktอย่างสัตววิทยาzoolojik olarak動物學地з точки зору зоологіїبلحاظ حیوانیاتvề phương diện động vật học动物学地

n zoˈologist

soöloogعالِم حَيوانيзоологzoologzoologder Zoologe, die Zoologinζωολόγοςzoólogozooloogجانور شناسeläintieteilijäzoologisteזוֹאוֹלוֹג/יתप्राणी विज्ञानीzoologállattantudós, zoológusahli zoologidÿrafræðingurzoologo動物学者동물학자zoologaszoologsahli zoologidierkundigezoologzoologzoólogozoologзоологzoológzoologzoologzoologนักสัตววิทยาzoolog, hayvan bilgini動物學家зоологعالم حیوانیاتnhà động vật học动物学家