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zoology

noun

zo·​ol·​o·​gy zō-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce zoology (audio) zə-ˈwä- How to pronounce zoology (audio)
1
: a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
2
a
: animal life (as of a region) : fauna
b
: the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group
zoologist
zō-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce zoology (audio)
zə-ˈwä-
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And some of humans’ most vivid and bizarre dreams take place during REM sleep, said John Lesku, a zoology professor at La Trobe University in Australia who studies sleep in animals. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Since the 1960s, the ongoing expansion of higher education across much of the world has resulted in more and more women taking university courses in biology and zoology and becoming professional ornithologists. Tim Birkhead, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 Benson earned her bachelor’s degree in zoology from SUU in 1994. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2022 As a 19-year-old sophomore at Michigan State University majoring in zoology with minors in both Spanish and documentary production, Fowler will use the $5,000 scholarship for her education. Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2022 In a 1995 interview, veteran diplomat John Edgar Williams recalled that in 1953 the test took 3½ days and covered everything from astronomy to zoology. Dave Seminara, WSJ, 2 May 2022 Friday's report is yet another fascinating discovery from the vast trove of bird data held by the Field Museum and other zoology foundations. Danya Gainor, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022 Born April 22, 1942 in Dallastown, a central Pennsylvania town with a population of about 3,000, Doc pursued his PhD in zoology at Cornell University. Jim Waymer, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Mar. 2022 Rosalind’s work was instrumental in the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA; John Ray published important works on botany, zoology, and natural theology; and John Baird demonstrated the world's first live working television system. Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin zoologia "study of animals" (in early use often in reference to animals as the source of medicines), from zoo- zoo- + -logia -logy

First Known Use

1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of zoology was in 1663

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