ethologist
Use Ethologist in a sentence
ə noun
the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
ethology (ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment | |
| [C17 (in the obsolete sense: mimicry): via Latin from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos character; current sense, C19] | |
| ethological | |
| —adj | |
| etho'logically | |
| —adv | |
| e'thologist | |
| —n | |
| ethology (ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ) | |
| —n | |
| the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment | |
| [C17 (in the obsolete sense: mimicry): via Latin from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos character; current sense, C19] | |
| ethological | |
| —adj | |
| etho'logically | |
| —adv | |
| e'thologist | |
| —n | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
ethology  (ĭ-thŏl'ə-jē, ē-thŏl'-) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment. |
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Example sentences
Any ethologist will tell you about the superiority in sensory resolution many species are genetically endowed with.
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