zoology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- zō-ŏl′-ə-jē
- /zʉːˈɒlədʒi/ (New-Zealand)
- /zʉˈɔlədʒe/ (Scotland)
- /zʉwˈɔlədʒɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /zʉːˈɔlədʒi/ (Australia)
- /zoˈɔlədʒe/ (Scotland)
- /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /zɐʉˈɒlədʒi/ (New-Zealand)
- /zəwˈɔlədʒɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /zəʉˈɔlədʒi/ (Australia)
- /zuˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (US)
- zo͞o-ŏl′-ə-jē
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
Meronym: ethology
- (countable, uncountable) A treatise on this science.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| zoölogy | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| zoo-ology | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| zo-ology | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
protozoology · malacozoology · archeozoology · zoologize · exozoology · anthrozoology · astrozoology · zoologer · zoologist · paleozoology · ethnozoology · cryptozoology · archaeozoology · bryozoology · epizoology · neozoology · zoologic · cartozoology · zoologically · entozoology · zoological · microzoology · xenozoology · mastozoology
Descendants
Translations (90)
he זואולוגיה (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sw zoolojia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · kab tasenɣeṛsiwt (science that studies the animal kingdom) · kmr ajalnasî (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ms zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · gl zooloxía (science that studies the animal kingdom) · bn প্রাণিবিজ্ঞান (science that studies the animal kingdom) · lt zoologija (science that studies the animal kingdom) · tk zoologiýa (science that studies the animal kingdom) · af dierkunde (science that studies the animal kingdom) · mk зоологија (science that studies the animal kingdom) · nv naaldeehii naalkaah (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sh зоологија (science that studies the animal kingdom) · am ዙኦሎጂ (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ru зооло́гия (science that studies the animal kingdom) · lv zooloģija (science that studies the animal kingdom) · cy sŵoleg (science that studies the animal kingdom) · km សត្វវិទ្យា (science that studies the animal kingdom) · cmn 动物学 (science that studies the animal kingdom) · io zoologio (science that studies the animal kingdom) · my သတ္တဗေဒ (science that studies the animal kingdom) · hi प्राणि विज्ञान (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ca zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ko 동물학 (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sk zoológia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · et zooloogia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · tg ҷонваршиносӣ (science that studies the animal kingdom) · vi động vật học (science that studies the animal kingdom) · nb zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · tl dalubhayupan (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sh zoologija (science that studies the animal kingdom) · de Tierkunde (science that studies the animal kingdom) · fi zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · eo zoologio (science that studies the animal kingdom) · da zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · te జంతుశాస్త్రము (science that studies the animal kingdom) · th สัตววิทยา (science that studies the animal kingdom) · uz zoologiya (science that studies the animal kingdom) · yi זאָאָלאָגיע (science that studies the animal kingdom) · br loenoniezh (science that studies the animal kingdom) · pt zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · hu zoológia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ia zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · fi eläintiede (science that studies the animal kingdom) · gd ainmh-eòlas (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ms kaji haiwan (science that studies the animal kingdom) · it zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · kk зоология (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ja 動物学 (science that studies the animal kingdom) · nn zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · fr zoologie (science that studies the animal kingdom) · kw milonieth (science that studies the animal kingdom) · el ζωολογία (science that studies the animal kingdom) · pl zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · de Zoologie (science that studies the animal kingdom) · nl dierkunde (science that studies the animal kingdom) · az zoologiya (science that studies the animal kingdom) · hy կենդանաբանություն (science that studies the animal kingdom) · bg зоология (science that studies the animal kingdom) · pdt Tiakonst (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sv zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · gu પ્રાણીશાસ્ત્ર (science that studies the animal kingdom) · id zoologi (science that studies the animal kingdom) · nl zoölogie (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ky зоология (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ml ജന്തുശാസ്ത്രം (science that studies the animal kingdom) · mr प्राणिशास्त्र (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ar عِلْم اَلْحَيَوَان (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sl zoologija (science that studies the animal kingdom) · oc zoologia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ur حیوانیات (science that studies the animal kingdom) · cmn 動物學 /动物学 (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ro zoologie (science that studies the animal kingdom) · sq zoologjia (science that studies the animal kingdom) · hu állattan (science that studies the animal kingdom) · tr zooloji (science that studies the animal kingdom) · cs zoologie (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ka ზოოლოგია (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ga zó-eolaíocht (science that studies the animal kingdom) · be заалогія (science that studies the animal kingdom) · uk зоологія (science that studies the animal kingdom) · pa ਜੰਤੂ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (science that studies the animal kingdom) · pih soo'ologii (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ast zooloxía (science that studies the animal kingdom) · es zoología (science that studies the animal kingdom) · ta விலங்கியல் (science that studies the animal kingdom) · fa جانورشناسی (science that studies the animal kingdom) · is dýrafræði (science that studies the animal kingdom) · mi mātai kīrehe (science that studies the animal kingdom) · an zoolochía (science that studies the animal kingdom)