zoology
pronunciation
How to pronounce zoology in British English:
UK [zuˈɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce zoology in American English:
US [zuˈɑːlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- the branch of biology that studies animals
Word Origin
- zoology (n.)
- "science of animals," 1660s, from Modern Latin zoologia, from Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo-) + -logia "study" (see -logy).
Example
- 1. Mr dron prides himself on cutting-edge zoology .
- 2. Ethology is the study of animal behavior , based in zoology .
- 3. Zoology is a field in which you have to put your boots on and go out in search of the data .
- 4. Research by iain douglas hamilton , from the department of zoology at oxford university , suggests elephants experience compassion and has found evidence of elephants helping injured or ill members of their herd .
- 5. In the ninth-grade marine science class , uls students work with other schools and zoology graduate students collecting data in intertidal zones that no one else is researching .