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ethology
[ ee-thol-uh-jee, ih-thol- ]
noun
- the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
ethology
/ ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment
ethology
/ ĭ-thŏl′ə-jē,ē-thŏl′- /
- The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment.
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Derived Forms
- ˌethoˈlogically, adverb
- ethological, adjective
- eˈthologist, noun
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Other Words From
- e·tho·log·i·cal [ee-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, eth-, uh, -], adjective
- etho·logi·cal·ly adverb
- e·tholo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ethology1
C17 (in the obsolete sense: mimicry): via Latin from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos character; current sense, C19
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Example Sentences
I remark by anticipation that this expression implies a reference to Mill's Ethology, of which I shall have to speak.
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As in Ethology and other deductive sciences, so in Statistics and History there are empirical laws.
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It must itself depend on laws of mind and character (psychology and ethology).
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Etholog′ic, -al, relating to ethology: treating of morality.
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