zoologizingn.

Brit.

/zuːˈɒlədʒʌɪzɪŋ/,

/zəʊˈɒlədʒʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/zuˈɑləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/,

/zoʊˈɑləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s zoölogizing, 1800s 2000s– zoologising, 1800s– zoologizing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zoology n., -izing suffix¹.

Etymology: < zoology n. + -izing suffix¹. Compare later zoologize v. 2.

The action of studying zoology; zoological study. Cf. zoologize v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > [noun] > studying

zoologizing1815

1815 W. Taylor Let. 1 Mar. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 455 The engineer, who is sent to reconnoitre, is not to lose his time in zoologising, entomologizing, botanizing and picturesquizing.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist xiv. 290 On a zoologising excursion.

1956 R. Silverberg in Super-Sci. Fiction Dec. 11/1 Get all the zoologizing you can in, while you still have time.

2014 Times 14 June 14 After diligent zoologising he concluded that the fragments belonged to an unknown kind of mole.

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

单词	zoologizing
释义	zoologizingn. Brit. /zuːˈɒlədʒʌɪzɪŋ/, /zəʊˈɒlədʒʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /zuˈɑləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/, /zoʊˈɑləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s zoölogizing, 1800s 2000s– zoologising, 1800s– zoologizing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zoology n., -izing suffix¹. Etymology: < zoology n. + -izing suffix¹. Compare later zoologize v. 2. The action of studying zoology; zoological study. Cf. zoologize v. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > [noun] > studying zoologizing1815 1815 W. Taylor Let. 1 Mar. in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 455 The engineer, who is sent to reconnoitre, is not to lose his time in zoologising, entomologizing, botanizing and picturesquizing. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist xiv. 290 On a zoologising excursion. 1956 R. Silverberg in Super-Sci. Fiction Dec. 11/1 Get all the zoologizing you can in, while you still have time. 2014 Times 14 June 14 After diligent zoologising he concluded that the fragments belonged to an unknown kind of mole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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