zoology

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  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.

Synonyme

zoological science

animal biology

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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

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