Zoology is the scientific study of animals. Study zoology, a zoology degree, the zoology department.
It is properly said with the first two vowels separate, as zo-ology rather than zoo-ology, though almost nobody does. It covers everything from behaviour in the field to anatomy on the bench, and shares its borders with ecology.
1nounzoologyThe scientific study of animals.
“She studied zoology at university because she has always loved animals.”
zoology is a science.
Greek zoion, an animal, plus logos, an account or study.
Ancient Greek
ζῷον — animal
English, today
zoology
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From Ancient Greek ζῷον (“animal”) + λόγος (“knowledge”). by surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. biology.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA