Definitions for Zoology
zoʊˈɒl ə dʒizo·ol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. fauna, zoologynoun

   all the animal life in a particular region or period

   "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

2. zoology, zoological sciencenoun

   the branch of biology that studies animals

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. zoologynoun

   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.

2. zoologynoun

   a treatise on this science.

3. Etymology: From ζῷον + λόγος

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zoologynoun

   A treatise concerning living creatures.

   Etymology: of ζῶον and λογος.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zoology

   Zoology () is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. The term is derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον, zōion ('animal'), and λόγος, logos ('knowledge', 'study').Although humans have always been interested in the natural history of the animals they saw around them, and made use of this knowledge to domesticate certain species, the formal study of zoology can be said to have originated with Aristotle. He viewed animals as living organisms, studied their structure and development, and considered their adaptations to their surroundings and the function of their parts. The Greek physician Galen studied human anatomy and was one of the greatest surgeons of the ancient world, but after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the onset of the Early Middle Ages, the Greek tradition of medicine and scientific study went into decline in Western Europe, although it continued in the medieval Islamic world. Modern zoology has its origins during the Renaissance and early modern period, with Carl Linnaeus, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Robert Hooke, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel and many others. The study of animals has largely moved on to deal with form and function, adaptations, relationships between groups, behaviour and ecology. Zoology has increasingly been subdivided into disciplines such as classification, physiology, biochemistry and evolution. With the discovery of the structure of DNA by Francis Crick and James Watson in 1953, the realm of molecular biology opened up, leading to advances in cell biology, developmental biology and molecular genetics.

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1. zoology

   Zoology is a branch of biology that involves the study of animals and their physiology, classification, distribution, behavior, and ecology. This field can further include specialty branches such as mammalogy (study of mammals), ornithology (study of birds), herpetology (study of reptiles), and entomology (study of insects), among others. It helps to understand the structure, habits, and evolution of various animal species.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Zoologynoun

   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

2. Zoologynoun

   a treatise on this science

3. Etymology: [Zoo- + -logy: cf. F. zoologie. See Zodiac.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Zoology

   Zoology, occasionally spelled zoölogy, is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. The term is derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον, zōon, i.e. "animal" and λόγος, logos, i.e. "knowledge, study".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Zoology

   zō-ol′ō-ji, n. the science of animal life included along with Botany within the science of Biology. The various departments of zoological study are the Morphological, Physiological, Historical, and the Ætiological.—adj. Zoolog′ical.—adv. Zoolog′ically.—n. Zool′ogist, one versed in zoology.—Zoological gardens, a place where wild animals are kept for public exhibition. [Gr. zōon, an animal, logia—legein, to speak.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Zoology

   The study of animals - their morphology, growth, distribution, classification, and behavior.

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1. Zoology

   Zoo vs. Zoology -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Zoo and Zoology.

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How to pronounce Zoology?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zoology in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zoology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Zoology in a Sentence

1. David Berkowitz Chicago:

   As in zoology, monsters exist in art. It is the pervert of the formation of words, lines, colors, and sounds.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Zoology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zoology
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Zoology
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoology
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zoology
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Zoology
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Zoology
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Zoology