zoology C2 Topic:Time 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 AI details From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology. Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown