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zootomy
[ zoh-ot-uh-mee ]
noun
- the anatomy, especially the comparative anatomy, of animals.
- the dissection of animals.
zootomy
/ ˌzəʊəˈtɒmɪk; zəʊˈɒtəmɪ /
noun
- the branch of zoology concerned with the dissection and anatomy of animals
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Derived Forms
- zoˈotomist, noun
- ˌzooˈtomically, adverb
- zootomic, adjective
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Other Words From
- zo·o·tom·ic [zoh-, uh, -, tom, -ik], zoo·tomi·cal adjective
- zoo·tomi·cal·ly adverb
- zo·oto·mist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
For further study of the nervous system see Parker's "Zootomy," pp. 122-130.
From Project Gutenberg
Even if done in her own name, and for her own objects, it would still be but an inhuman and intolerable form of zootomy.
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