zoology
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From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōon), “‘animal’”) + λόγος (logos), “‘knowledge’”)
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zoology (plural zoologies)
- that part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
- a treatise on this science.
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science that studies the animal kingdom
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