zoology

Pronunciation: /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun all the animal life in a particular region or period
  2. noun the branch of biology that studies animals

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

fauna

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
collection
Narrower (hyponyms)
avifauna
Opposite (antonyms)
vegetation

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