zoology
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure,…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.
» Tom is planning to major in zoology.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Meronym: ethology
Zoologie, Tierkunde
зооло́гияzoológija
зоологіяzoolohija
(countable, uncountable)A treatise on this science.
- the branch of biology that studies animals
- all the animal life in a particular region or period
Examples
14 sentencesTom is planning to major in zoology.
Tom is planning on majoring in zoology.
My favorite subject is zoology.
ruМой любимый предмет - зоология.
Zoology is my favorite subject.
ruЗоология - мой любимый предмет.
Zoology deals with the study of animal life.
ruЗоология занимается изучением животного мира.
deZoologie beschäftigt sich damit, das Leben von Tieren zu untersuchen.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysiFrom Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
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Forms
plural: zoologiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- the branch of biology that studies animals:zoological science
- all the animal life in a particular region or period:fauna
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable