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Meaning of 'zoology' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Zoology [ n.]
- 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.
- A treatise on this science.

Meaning of 'zoology' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . zoology [ n]
Meaning (1):
- all the animal life in a particular region or period
Example in sentence:
  • the fauna of China;
  • the zoology of the Pliocene epoch

Nearby Words:

zoo- zoochemical zoochemistry zoochemy zoochlorella zoocyst zoocytia zoocytium zoodendria zoodendrium

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