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* {{enPR|zō-ŏl′-ə-jē|zo͞o-ŏl′-ə-jē}} |
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* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/|/zuːˈɒlədʒi/}} |
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/|/zuːˈɒlədʒi/}} |
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* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/zoʊˈɑlədʒi/|/zuˈɑlədʒi/}} |
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/zoʊˈɑlədʒi/|/zuˈɑlədʒi/}} |
Revision as of 08:09, 8 April 2020
See also: zoölogy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). Analyzable as zoo- + -logy
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/, /zuːˈɒlədʒi/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /zoʊˈɑlədʒi/, /zuˈɑlədʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)
- The part of biology relating 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.
Usage notes
The pronunciation in /zu-/ has often received negative comment, but has nevertheless become very common, especially in British English.
Derived terms
Translations
science that studies the animal kingdom
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Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with zoo-
- English terms suffixed with -logy
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒlədʒi
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English words suffixed with -ology
- en:Biology
- en:Zoology