zoogeographer en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English -grapher English geographer English zoogeographer From zoo- + geographer.
Meanings
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A person involved in zoogeography.
Professor Dr. Hendrik Engel (1898-1981) was a great historian of biology as well as a zootaxonomist and zoogeographer (see, e.g., Van Benthem Jutting, 1968).
1989, Bijdragen tot de dierkunde:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoogeographers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
fr zoogéographe (a person involved in zoogeography)