zoography

[ zoh-og-ruh-fee ]

noun
  1. the branch of zoology dealing with the description of animals.

Origin of zoography

1
First recorded in 1585–95; zoo- + -graphy

Other words from zoography

  • zo·og·ra·pher, noun
  • zo·o·graph·ic [zoh-uh-graf-ik], /ˌzoʊ əˈgræf ɪk/, zo·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for zoography

zoography

/ (zəʊˈɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. the branch of zoology concerned with the description of animals

Derived forms of zoography

  • zoographer, noun
  • zoographic (ˌzəʊəˈɡræfɪk) or zoographical, adjective

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