zoologist

zo·ol·o·gy

Z0024300 (zō-ŏl′ə-jē, zo͞o-)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·ol′o·gist n.Usage Note: Traditionally, the first syllable of zoology has been pronounced as (zō), 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 (zo͞o) is also commonly heard. In 1999, 88 percent of the Panelists found the (zō-) pronunciation acceptable, and 60 percent found the (zo͞o-) pronunciation acceptable, with 68 percent using the (zō-) pronunciation and 32 percent using the (zo͞o-) pronunciation in their own speech. Thus, while both pronunciations can be considered acceptable, the (zō-) pronunciation may be perceived as more scientific.

zo•ol•o•gist

(zoʊˈɒl ə dʒɪst)

n. a specialist in zoology. [1655–65]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animalsanimal scientistbiologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organismsbug-hunter, bugologist, entomologist - a zoologist who studies insectsethologist - a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitatsherpetologist - a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibiansichthyologist - a zoologist who studies fishesmalacologist - a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusksmammalogist - one skilled in the study of mammalsbird watcher, ornithologist - a zoologist who studies birdsprotozoologist - a zoologist who studies protozoans

Translations

动物学家

zoology

(zuˈolədʒi) noun the scientific study of animals. 動物學 动物学ˌzooˈlogical (zuəˈlo-) adjective 動物學的 动物学的ˌzooˈlogically (-ˈlo-) adverb 動物學上 动物学上zoˈologist noun 動物學家 动物学家