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zoology

noun
noun
BrE BrE//zuˈɒlədʒi//
; NAmE NAmE//zuˈɑːlədʒi//
; BrE BrE//zəʊˈɒlədʒi//
; NAmE NAmE//zoʊˈɑːlədʒi//
[uncountable]
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the scientific study of animals and their behaviour compare biology, botany Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin zoologia (from zoo- from Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -logy).
See zoology in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee zoology in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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