zoology
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Definition of zoology
1
: a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
2a
: animal life (as of a region) : fauna
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: the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group
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Other Words from zoology
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Examples of zoology in a Sentence
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The previous editor, Eugene Maleska, famously hated contemporary pop culture, and puzzles under his watch habitually relied on obscure terms from zoology and botany. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Upstart Crossword Puzzle Builders Get Their Point Across (and Down)," 19 Aug. 2019 The 23-week course includes weekly zoology lectures and behind-the-scenes visits to the animal exhibits. — Sharon Boorstin, latimes.com, "Want to get close to gibbons or pythons? Volunteer at one of these L.A. places," 4 July 2019 Foster earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in zoology from Howard University in 1958, followed by a dental degree from Howard in 1962. — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, "Juliann Bluitt Foster, first female president of the Chicago Dental Society, dies at 80," 7 July 2019 My mom was a college professor in zoology and my role model. — Detroit Free Press, "She鈥檚 gotta have IT: Closing the gender gap in MI鈥檚 booming tech industry," 3 July 2019 John Ford, a professor of zoology and orca expert at the University of British Columbia, in Canada, reviewed the footage taken by Lisitsyn. — National Geographic, "Time running out for orcas, belugas trapped in icy 'whale jail'," 8 Apr. 2019 Staszewski plans to graduate in May 2020 and transfer to Colorado State University to study zoology. — C.r. Walker, Daily Southtown, "Southtowners: Student from Worth recognized by Illinois Geographical Society, more," 4 June 2019 The natural history museum houses some of Brazil鈥檚 most precious pieces of archeology, zoology, anthropology, and paleontology鈥攔oughly 20 million items in total. — Lale Arikoglu, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "Brazil Mourns Loss of Rio de Janeiro's National Museum After Devastating Fire," 4 Sep. 2018 The book鈥檚 authors, zoology graduate student Dani Rabaiotti and postdoctoral scientist Nick Caruso, are the same team that brought us the best-selling guide to animal flatulence, Does it Fart?. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "Flatworms fence with their penises and other gross science facts," 21 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'zoology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for zoology
zoology
noun
English Language Learners Definition of zoology
: the branch of science that involves the study of animals and animal behavior
See the full definition for zoology in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of zoology
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: a branch of biology concerned with the study of animals and animal life
2
: animal life (as of a region)
the zoology of Australia
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plural zoologies
Medical Definition of zoology
1
: a branch of biology that deals with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
2
: the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group
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