ZOOLOGY


Meaning of ZOOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ zō-ˈä-lə-jē, zə-ˈwä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin zoologia, from zo- + -logia -logy

Date: 1669

1. : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals

2.

a. : animal life (as of a region) : fauna

b. : the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group

• zo·ol·o·gist -jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.