n.
Pronunciation: z ō - ' ä-l ə -j ē , z ə - ' wä-
Function: 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