zoology
noun/zuˈɒlədʒi/, /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
/zuˈɑːlədʒi/, /zəʊˈɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of animals and their behaviour compare biology, botanyTopics Educationc1, Scientific researchc1, Biologyc1Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin zoologia (from zoo- from Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -logy).
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