Associations to the word «Zoology»

Wiktionary

ZOOLOGY, noun. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
ZOOLOGY, noun. A treatise on this science.
ZOÖLOGY, noun. Alternative spelling of zoology

Dictionary definition

ZOOLOGY, noun. All the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch".
ZOOLOGY, noun. The branch of biology that studies animals.

Wise words

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