zoology

CEFRB2

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The scientific study of animals.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A treatise on this science.

Examples

  • Zoology and botany deal with the study of life.

  • Zoology deals with the study of animal life.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/
  • /zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Meronym: ethology

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Origin

noun

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