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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/zuːˈɒlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/zoʊˈɑlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(zō ol′ə jē)

Inflections of 'zoology' (n): npl: zoologies

zo•ol•o•gy /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Biologythe scientific study of animals, including their characteristics, body structures, development, classification, etc.

zo•o•log•i•cal /ˌzoʊəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj.
zo•ol•o•gist, n. [countable]See -zoo-.

zo•ol•o•gy (zō ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies.

Zoologythe science or branch of biology dealing with animals.
Zoologya treatise on zoology.
Zoologythe animal life of a particular region.

zoo- + -logy 1660–70

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zoology /zuːˈɒlədʒɪ; zəʊ-/ n ( pl -gies)

the study of animals, including their classification, structure, physiology, and history
the biological characteristics of a particular animal or animal group
the fauna characteristic of a particular region

zoological /ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl; ˌzəʊə-/, zoologic /ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌzəʊə-/ adj zoologically /ˌzuːəˈlɒdʒɪk^əlɪ; ˌzəʊə-/ adv zoˈologist n

'zoology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

life science - naturalist - penile - zoogeography - zoography - zool. - zootomy - acarology - cetology - conchology - cryptozoology - entomology - herpetology - ichthyology - lepidopterology - malacology - natural history - nematology - -odus - ornithology - paleozoology - -poda - primatology - vox barbara - zoa - zoological - zoologist

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Synonyms: life science, science of organisms, biological science, natural history, biology, more...

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