ethology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/ (UK)
- /iˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
Etymology
From the Latin ēthologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ἠθολογία (ēthología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ἠθολόγος (ēthológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- + -logy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The study of the human ethos.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ethologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
palaeoethology · paleoethology · ethologic · ecoethology · neuroethology
Holonyms
Relateds
etiology · aetiology · ethologist · ethnology · etymology · entomology
Translations (35)
fi etologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · ru этоло́гия (study of human and animal behaviour) · fi eläinpsykologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · ms etologi (study of human and animal behaviour) · ga eiteolaíocht (study of human and animal behaviour) · de Ethologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · nl ethologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · pl etologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · la ēthologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · is hátternisfræði (study of human and animal behaviour) · vi phong tục học (study of human and animal behaviour) · hu etológia (study of human and animal behaviour) · ro etologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · pt etologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · es etología (study of human and animal behaviour) · vi tập tính học (study of human and animal behaviour) · hi आचारशास्त्र (study of human and animal behaviour) · ms kaji tingkah laku (study of human and animal behaviour) · ja 動物行動学 (study of human and animal behaviour) · cmn 動物行為學 /动物行为学 (study of human and animal behaviour) · ca etologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · it etologia (study of human and animal behaviour) · gl etoloxía (study of human and animal behaviour) · da etologi (study of human and animal behaviour) · el ηθολογία (study of human and animal behaviour) · hu állatviselkedés-tan (study of human and animal behaviour) · cs etologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · is atferlisfræði (study of human and animal behaviour) · uk этоло́гія (study of human and animal behaviour) · nl gedragsbiologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · io etologio (study of human and animal behaviour) · sv etologi (study of human and animal behaviour) · fi käyttäytymistiede (study of human and animal behaviour) · fr éthologie (study of human and animal behaviour) · tr etoloji (study of human and animal behaviour)