zoology

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

zoological science

fauna

embryology

animal biology

animal sciences

Переводы

zoologia

Zoologie

zoologie

zoología

ζωολογία

zoologia

zoölogie

dierkunde

zoologia

Tierkunde

علم الحيوان

zooloji

zoologia

zoologia

Произносится как (IPA)

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

Этимология (Английский)

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