zoology

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
2. (countable, uncountable) A treatise on this science.

Conceptes

zoologia

fauna

embriologia

Sinònims

zoological science

fauna

embryology

animal biology

animal sciences

Traduccions

zoologia

Zoologie

zoologie

zoología

ζωολογία

zoologia

zoölogie

dierkunde

Tierkunde

علم الحيوان

zooloji

zoologia

zoologia

zoolojî

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.