zoology
noun
- study of the animal kingdom
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ / /zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/ / /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
- 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.
“Meronym: ethology”
- A treatise on this science.