ethology
pronunciation
How to pronounce ethology in British English:
UK [i:'θɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce ethology in American English:
US [ɪ'θɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
Word Origin
- ethology (n.)
- late 17c., "mimicry, art of depicting characters by mimic gestures," from Latin ethologia, from Greek ethologia, from ethos "character" (see ethos). Taken by Mill as "science of character formation" (1843); as a branch of zoology, "study of instincts," from 1897. Related: Ethological.
Example
- 1. Note the relevance of this concept to human ethology .
- 2. In 1965 goodall earned her ph.d. in ethology from cambridge university .
- 3. Topics in brain and cognitive sciences human ethology .
- 4. Topics in brain and cognitive sciences human ethology , spring 2001 .
- 5. Master 's programme in applied ethology and animal biology .