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zoology

(zuːɒlədʒi, zoʊ-)
uncountable noun
Zoology is the scientific study of animals.
zoological adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...zoological specimens.
zoologist (zuːɒlədʒɪst, zoʊ-)Word forms: plural zoologists countable noun
...a renowned zoologist and writer.

zoology in British English

(zuːˈɒlədʒɪ, zəʊ-)
nounWord forms: plural -gies
1. 
the study of animals, including their classification, structure, physiology, and history
2. 
the biological characteristics of a particular animal or animal group
3. 
the fauna characteristic of a particular region
4. 
a book, treatise, etc, dealing with any aspect of the study of animals
Derived forms
zoological (ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌzəʊə-) or zoologic (ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌzəʊə-)
adjective
zoologically (ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪkəlɪ, ˌzəʊə-)
adverb
zoologist (zoˈologist)
noun

zoology in American English

(zoʊˈɑlədʒi; often zuˈɑlədʒi)
noun
1. 
the branch of biology that deals with animals, their life, structure, growth, classification, etc.
2. 
the animal life of an area; fauna
3. 
the characteristics or properties of an animal or animal group
Word origin
ModL zoologia: see zoo- & -logy

Examples of 'zoology' in a sentence
zoology

He then began to teach genetics to students of both botany and zoology.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But I had applied to university to read zoology.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Instead, he opted to read zoology and gained a 2:1.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In geology, zoology, botany it might mean collecting samples.
Porush, David A Short Guide to Writing About Science (1995)
My son wishes to pursue a career in medical research, so the plant biology, zoology and ecology are not relevant for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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In other languages
zoology

British English: zoology /zəʊˈɒlədʒɪ; zuː-/ NOUN
Zoology is the scientific study of animals.
...the Museum of Zoology.
  • American English: zoology
  • Arabic: عِلْمُ الـحَيَوَان
  • Brazilian Portuguese: zoologia
  • Chinese: 动物学
  • Croatian: zoologija
  • Czech: zoologie
  • Danish: zoologi
  • Dutch: dierkunde
  • European Spanish: zoología
  • Finnish: eläintiede
  • French: zoologie
  • German: Zoologie
  • Greek: ζωολογία
  • Italian: zoologia
  • Japanese: 動物学
  • Korean: 동물학
  • Norwegian: zoologi
  • Polish: zoologia
  • European Portuguese: zoologia
  • Romanian: zoologie
  • Russian: зоология
  • Latin American Spanish: zoología
  • Swedish: zoologi
  • Thai: สัตววิทยา
  • Turkish: hayvanbilim
  • Ukrainian: зоологія
  • Vietnamese: động vật học

Chinese translation of 'zoology'

zoology

(zuːˈɔlədʒɪ)

n (u)

  1. 动(動)物学(學) (dòngwùxué)

subject word lists

See Branches of zoologySee Zoology termsSee Zoologists

Quotation

The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo [Desmond Morris – The Human Zoo]

Synonyms of 'zoology'

zoology

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