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