zoogeography 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-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) ▲ Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ▲ Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā) Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor. Latin geōgraphia Middle French géographie English geography English zoogeography From zoo- + geography.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoogeographies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| zoögeography | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
ga zóigeografaíocht (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · fi zoogeografia (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · pl zoogeografia (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · nl zoögeografie (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · fi eläinmaantiede (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · ro geografie zoologică (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · hi जन्तुभूगोल (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · pt zoogeografia (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · it zoogeografia (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · bg зоогеография (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · ro zoogeografie (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · fr zoogéographie (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species) · gl zooxeografía (the scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species)