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e⋅thol⋅o⋅gy
[ee-thol-uh-jee, i-thol-] 
–noun
| the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments. |
Origin:
1895–1900; earlier, as the study of relations between an organism and its environment < F éthologie, coined by French zoologist I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805–61); see ethos, -logy
1895–1900; earlier, as the study of relations between an organism and its environment < F éthologie, coined by French zoologist I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805–61); see ethos, -logy
Related forms:
e⋅tho⋅log⋅i⋅cal [ee-thuh-loj-i-kuhl, eth-uh-] , adjective
[ee-thuh-loj-i-kuhl, eth-uh-] , adjective e⋅tho⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
e⋅thol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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| e·thol·o·gy (ĭ-thŏl'ə-jē, ē-thŏl'-) n.
[French éthologie, from Latin ēthologia, art of depicting character, from Greek ēthologiā : ēthos, character; see ethos + logos, speech, expression; see -logy.] eth'o·log'i·cal (ěth'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., e·thol'o·gist n. |
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Ethologist
E*thol"o*gist\n. One who studies or writes upon ethology.
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Main Entry: ethol·o·gist
Pronunciation: E-'thäl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in ethology
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