zoology
Meanings
Plural: zoologies
Noun
- all the animal life in a particular region or period
- "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
- the branch of biology that studies animals
- 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.
- A treatise on this science.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
Synonyms
fauna, zoological science
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
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Words With Friends Score: 21
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