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noun, plural -gies.
1.
the science or branch of biology dealing with animals.
2.
a treatise on zoology.
3.
the animal life of a particular region.
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Zoology
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- How they do this has been one of the riveting, if minor, mysteries in zoology for more than a century.
- Such a command would not be news in virtually any other discipline, from agronomy to zoology.
- Meet eight extraordinary people who live and work at the frontiers of science-from anthropology to zoology.
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Word Origin & History
zoology
1669, from Mod.L. zoologia, from Gk. zoion "animal" (see zoo) + -logia "study," from logos "word." Zoologist first recorded 1663.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
zoology  (zō-ŏl'ə-jē, z -ŏl'-) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of organisms in the kingdom Animalia, including their growth and structure. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
zoology [(zoh-ol-uh-jee)]The scientific study and classification of animals. (See Linnean classification.)
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