zoology

C2 Topic:Biology & Genetics

US /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/ UK /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ See IPA manual

Freq #41324

Meanings

1

noun
The branch of biology that studies animals.

I studied zoology for two semesters before I changed majors.
2

noun
The animal life of a particular region or period.

The zoology of the island fascinated the visiting scientists.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the animal life of a... fauna

Word family

Forms zoologies

Derived forms anthrozoologyarchaeozoologyarcheozoologybryozoologycartozoologycryptozoologyepizoologyethnozoologymalacozoologymastozoologypaleozoologyprotozoology

Etymology

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

Topics

Biology & Genetics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives

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# zoology

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
**Frequency rank:** 41324

## Meanings
1. The branch of biology that studies animals.
2. The animal life of a particular region or period.

## Examples
- I studied zoology for two semesters before I changed majors.
- The zoology of the island fascinated the visiting scientists.

## Derived Forms
- anthrozoology
- archaeozoology
- archeozoology
- bryozoology
- cartozoology
- cryptozoology
- epizoology
- ethnozoology
- malacozoology
- mastozoology
- paleozoology
- protozoology

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: -ology - study of

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

## AI Etymology
Zoology is from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology. In present-day use, it can mean the branch of biology that studies animals, or the animal life of a particular region or period. Derived formations include anthrozoology, archaeozoology, archeozoology, bryozoology, and cartozoology.

## Topics
- Biology & Genetics
- Animals
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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