zoologicaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/,

/ˌzəʊəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌzuəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/,

/ˌzoʊəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– zoological, 1800s zöological, 1800s– zoölogical.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zoology n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: < zoology n. + -ical suffix. Compare later zoologic adj.In use as noun short for zoological garden n.; compare zoo n.

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to zoology; belonging or devoted to the scientific study of animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > [adjective]

theriological1653

zoological1686

theriologic1697

zoologic1766

zooscopic1817

1686 W. Salmon in tr. J. Doläus Systema Medicinale Pref. sig. A6 That he be knowing and skilful, in all the Icons or Figures used in the Medical Learning, whether Anatomical, Chyrurgical, Phytological, Zoological, or Chymical.

1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus 225 In this tract is exhibited the first specimen of Linnæus's method of zoological description.

1794 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. V. Pl. 175 The zoological treasures so richly dispersed in the regions of the Southern Hemisphere.

1815 R. Tweddell in Tweddell's Remains 190 (note) His numerous zoological and botanical works are sufficiently known.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xvii. viii. 465 Molluscous animals had been placed too high in the zoological scale.

1856 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 6 June (1954) II. 253 A charming little zoological curate here, who..is most good-natured in lending and giving apparatus and ‘critturs’ of all sorts.

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals i. 2 The zoölogical characters by which it is distinguished from other Carnivorous Mammals.

1908 Science 5 June 881/2 Some new fields are opening for zoological students.

1940 Times 6 Feb. 6/6 (headline) Natural History Museum. Week-end reopening of zoological sections.

1991 New Yorker 6 May 12/3 A hundred and eighty zoological woodcuts, engravings, and watercolors by artists and naturalists.

2011 C. Stringer Origin of Our Species (2012) vii. 168 We were justified in classifying humans as a separate zoological family—the hominids—as distinct from the apes.

2. In extended use: of or relating to animals generally.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [adjective]

beastena1387

pecuary1582

creatural1642

pecuarious1656

zoological1816

zootypic1853

1816 Morning Chron. 15 July Having fully considered him in a mechanical and a medical light, as a Block and as a Doctor, he now takes a zoological, or, more accurately, an ornithological view of him.

1855 C. Dickens Holly-tree Inn: Guest in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No. 6/2 One of the apartments has a zoological papering on the walls, not so accurately joined but that the elephant occasionally rejoices in a tiger's hind legs and tail; while the lion puts on a trunk and tusks.

1889 H. P. Liddon Magnificat iv. 91 Which is the nobler sort of ancestry—the purely zoological, or the spiritual?

1906 Bystander 5 Dec. p. xx/2 A little girl who has a series of zoological adventures of the ‘Alice’ type.

1935 Times 4 Dec. 15/4 Organized rioters protested with zoological noises of many kinds against a slight increase in prices.

2000 Times 2 Aug. (Crème section) 6/4 Debenhams has gone zoological with mock croc and snakeskin.

a. Designating an establishment in which wild animals kept in enclosures for study, conservation, or display to the public. Cf. zoological garden n., zoo n. 1a.

1827 La Belle Assemblée 1 Sept. 137/1 We hope it [sc. a camelopard] will ere long find its way to the Zoological establishment in the Regent's Park.

1828 Standard 30 Sept. The success of the zoological exhibition in the Regent's Park has so far exceeded expectation, that the managers talk of giving a fete champetre.

1899 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. 14/3 A splendid stretch of 261 acres of country, that is destined to accommodate one of the finest collections of wild animals in the world, and will be known as the New York Zoological Park, was formally opened..yesterday.

1978 B. Jordan & S. Ormrod Last Great Wild Beast Show i. 48 Stellingen itself remains the finest example of the use of moated enclosures in zoological parks.

2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 21 Nov. 14 The research and study zoo is believed to be the only zoological center on a university campus anywhere.

b. Of, from, or relating to such an establishment.

1843 T. Hood in F. F. Broderip Memorials T. Hood (1860) II. 152 Me, who have no more notion of engineering than a Zoological monkey of driving piles.

1858 Househ. Words 18 Dec. 51/1 Imagine the hero of Redclyffe..going about..with the ‘lion roused in him,’ his ‘hazel eye gleaming like an eagle's,’ and a whole zoological-garden-full of symptoms constantly making him uncomfortable.

1865 Penny Illustr. Paper 4 Nov. 367/1 You would have said that Nature..had meant that grim and haggard visage to glare out of a zoological cage.

1923 Pop. Mech. May 660/1 However well satisfied captive wild animals may be in a zoological cage, there are always sentimental persons who find cause to pity the beasts.

1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Jan. The Boston-born zoological director, hopes eventually to introduce a wildlife education program, such as the one the San Diego Zoo conducts.

2015 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Despatch (Nexis) 12 Apr. h1 Zoological manager Mark Wanner..handled the boa constrictor and tortoises.

†B. n.

Short for zoological garden n.; spec. that of the Zoological Society of London at Regent's Park. Cf. zoo n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun]

vivarya1631

vivariumc1660

menagerie1676

zoological garden1827

zoological1831

zoo1835

park1887

paradise1900

petting zoo1965

1831 J. Jekyll Let. 15 Aug. in Corr. (1894) ix. 279 I..passed three hours with some new foreigners at the Zoological, which is the best lounge of London.

1868 A. Edwards Susan Fielding I. vi. 109 After this, to operas, and to the drive of an afternoon, and the Zoological on Sunday.

1890 F. C. Burnand Very much Abroad 122 After which I never gave any buns to the bears at the Zoological.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoological
释义	zoologicaladj.n. Brit. /ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, /ˌzəʊəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌzuəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/, /ˌzoʊəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– zoological, 1800s zöological, 1800s– zoölogical. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zoology n., -ical suffix. Etymology: < zoology n. + -ical suffix. Compare later zoologic adj.In use as noun short for zoological garden n.; compare zoo n. A. adj. 1. Of or relating to zoology; belonging or devoted to the scientific study of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > [adjective] theriological1653 zoological1686 theriologic1697 zoologic1766 zooscopic1817 1686 W. Salmon in tr. J. Doläus Systema Medicinale Pref. sig. A6 That he be knowing and skilful, in all the Icons or Figures used in the Medical Learning, whether Anatomical, Chyrurgical, Phytological, Zoological, or Chymical. 1781 R. Pulteney Gen. View Writings Linnæus 225 In this tract is exhibited the first specimen of Linnæus's method of zoological description. 1794 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. V. Pl. 175 The zoological treasures so richly dispersed in the regions of the Southern Hemisphere. 1815 R. Tweddell in Tweddell's Remains 190 (note) His numerous zoological and botanical works are sufficiently known. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xvii. viii. 465 Molluscous animals had been placed too high in the zoological scale. 1856 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 6 June (1954) II. 253 A charming little zoological curate here, who..is most good-natured in lending and giving apparatus and ‘critturs’ of all sorts. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals i. 2 The zoölogical characters by which it is distinguished from other Carnivorous Mammals. 1908 Science 5 June 881/2 Some new fields are opening for zoological students. 1940 Times 6 Feb. 6/6 (headline) Natural History Museum. Week-end reopening of zoological sections. 1991 New Yorker 6 May 12/3 A hundred and eighty zoological woodcuts, engravings, and watercolors by artists and naturalists. 2011 C. Stringer Origin of Our Species (2012) vii. 168 We were justified in classifying humans as a separate zoological family—the hominids—as distinct from the apes. 2. In extended use: of or relating to animals generally. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] beastena1387 pecuary1582 creatural1642 pecuarious1656 zoological1816 zootypic1853 1816 Morning Chron. 15 July Having fully considered him in a mechanical and a medical light, as a Block and as a Doctor, he now takes a zoological, or, more accurately, an ornithological view of him. 1855 C. Dickens Holly-tree Inn: Guest in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No. 6/2 One of the apartments has a zoological papering on the walls, not so accurately joined but that the elephant occasionally rejoices in a tiger's hind legs and tail; while the lion puts on a trunk and tusks. 1889 H. P. Liddon Magnificat iv. 91 Which is the nobler sort of ancestry—the purely zoological, or the spiritual? 1906 Bystander 5 Dec. p. xx/2 A little girl who has a series of zoological adventures of the ‘Alice’ type. 1935 Times 4 Dec. 15/4 Organized rioters protested with zoological noises of many kinds against a slight increase in prices. 2000 Times 2 Aug. (Crème section) 6/4 Debenhams has gone zoological with mock croc and snakeskin. 3. a. Designating an establishment in which wild animals kept in enclosures for study, conservation, or display to the public. Cf. zoological garden n., zoo n. 1a. Π 1827 La Belle Assemblée 1 Sept. 137/1 We hope it [sc. a camelopard] will ere long find its way to the Zoological establishment in the Regent's Park. 1828 Standard 30 Sept. The success of the zoological exhibition in the Regent's Park has so far exceeded expectation, that the managers talk of giving a fete champetre. 1899 N.Y. Times 9 Nov. 14/3 A splendid stretch of 261 acres of country, that is destined to accommodate one of the finest collections of wild animals in the world, and will be known as the New York Zoological Park, was formally opened..yesterday. 1978 B. Jordan & S. Ormrod Last Great Wild Beast Show i. 48 Stellingen itself remains the finest example of the use of moated enclosures in zoological parks. 2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 21 Nov. 14 The research and study zoo is believed to be the only zoological center on a university campus anywhere. b. Of, from, or relating to such an establishment. Π 1843 T. Hood in F. F. Broderip Memorials T. Hood (1860) II. 152 Me, who have no more notion of engineering than a Zoological monkey of driving piles. 1858 Househ. Words 18 Dec. 51/1 Imagine the hero of Redclyffe..going about..with the ‘lion roused in him,’ his ‘hazel eye gleaming like an eagle's,’ and a whole zoological-garden-full of symptoms constantly making him uncomfortable. 1865 Penny Illustr. Paper 4 Nov. 367/1 You would have said that Nature..had meant that grim and haggard visage to glare out of a zoological cage. 1923 Pop. Mech. May 660/1 However well satisfied captive wild animals may be in a zoological cage, there are always sentimental persons who find cause to pity the beasts. 1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Jan. The Boston-born zoological director, hopes eventually to introduce a wildlife education program, such as the one the San Diego Zoo conducts. 2015 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Despatch (Nexis) 12 Apr. h1 Zoological manager Mark Wanner..handled the boa constrictor and tortoises. †B. n. Short for zoological garden n.; spec. that of the Zoological Society of London at Regent's Park. Cf. zoo n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] vivarya1631 vivariumc1660 menagerie1676 zoological garden1827 zoological1831 zoo1835 park1887 paradise1900 petting zoo1965 1831 J. Jekyll Let. 15 Aug. in Corr. (1894) ix. 279 I..passed three hours with some new foreigners at the Zoological, which is the best lounge of London. 1868 A. Edwards Susan Fielding I. vi. 109 After this, to operas, and to the drive of an afternoon, and the Zoological on Sunday. 1890 F. C. Burnand Very much Abroad 122 After which I never gave any buns to the bears at the Zoological. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1686
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