zoology

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zoology

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ UK
/zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
/zəwˈɔlədʒɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/zʉwˈɔlədʒɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/ US
/zuˈɑləd͡ʒi/ US
/zəʉˈɔlədʒi/ Australia
/zʉːˈɔlədʒi/ Australia
/zɐʉˈɒlədʒi/ New Zealand
/zʉːˈɒlədʒi/ New Zealand
/zoˈɔlədʒe/ Scotland
/zʉˈɔlədʒe/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

Where it comes from

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

noun zoologies · zoölogy · zo-ology · zoo-ology

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
countable, uncountable A treatise on this science.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zoological science, animal, zoo, animals, herpetology, animal science, zoobiology, ethology, mammalogy, ornithology, animal morphology, animal physiology, entomology, ichthyology, zoölogy, zoonomy

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noun science that studies the animal kingdom

Español	zoología
한국어	동물학 dongmulhak
日本語	動物学 dōbutsugaku
中文	動物學 /动物学 dòngwùxué, 动物学 dòngwùxué
हिन्दी	प्राणि विज्ञान prāṇi vijñān
Kiswahili	zoolojia
Português	zoologia
Français	zoologie
Deutsch	Zoologie, Tierkunde
Italiano	zoologia
Ελληνικά	ζωολογία zoología
Română	zoologie
Русский	зооло́гия zoológija
Tiếng Việt	động vật học
العربية	عِلْم اَلْحَيَوَان ʕilm al-ḥayawān
עברית	זואולוגיה zo'ológya

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"zoology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zoology.

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@misc{zoology_2026,
  title = {zoology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zoology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}