ZOOLOGY


Meaning of ZOOLOGY in English

/ zəʊˈɒlədʒi; zuˈɒl-; NAmE zoʊˈɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] the scientific study of animals and their behaviour

—compare biology , botany

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin zoologia (from zoo- from Greek zōion animal + -logy ).

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