Main Entry: zo·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation: \zō-ˈä-lə-jē, zə-ˈwä-\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin zoologia, from zo- + -logia -logy

Date: 1669

1 : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
2 a : animal life (as of a region) : fauna b : the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group

— zo·ol·o·gist \-jist\ noun