zoology

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

zoological science

fauna

embryology

animal biology

animal sciences

Translations

zoologia

Zoologie

zoologie

zoología

ζωολογία

zoologia

zoölogie

dierkunde

zoologia

Tierkunde

علم الحيوان

zooloji

zoologia

zoologia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

Etymology

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