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Added 9 October 2026

zoology

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about zoology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

All the animal life in a particular region or period.
the fauna of China
The branch of biology that studies animals.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.

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