Definition of ZOOLOGY

zoology

Plural: zoologies

Noun

  • The scientific study of animals, including their behavior and structure.
  • all the animal life in a particular region or period
    • "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
  • the branch of biology that studies animals
  • 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.

Examples

  • His encyclopedic ZOOLOGY knowledge gave him an unfair advantage in animal-related words.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fauna, zoological science

Antonyms

flora

Scrabble Score: 20

zoology: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zoology: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zoology: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

zoology: valid Words With Friends Word