zoology

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zo·ol·o·gy | \ zō-ˈä-lə-jē

, zə-ˈwä-

Definition of zoology

1 : a branch of biology concerned with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals

2a : animal life (as of a region) : fauna

b : the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group

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Recent Examples on the Web Until the publication of the first modern ethology textbook (The Study of Instinct, by Nikolaas Tinbergen) in 1951, however, field work wasn’t an important part of zoology. — Stephen Armstrong, Wired, 2 Dec. 2021 Saviano earned degrees in zoology and communications from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Boston University and began working in hospital public relations. — William J. Kole, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021 Saviano earned degrees in zoology and communications from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Boston University and began working in hospital public relations. — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2021 Saviano earned degrees in zoology and communications from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Boston University and began working in hospital public relations. — NBC News, 28 Nov. 2021 Phil graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1975 with a degree in zoology. — New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021 Born in Serntes on the Spanish coast, Alvariño developed a love for natural history early, encouraged by her parents to read her doctor father's books on zoology, according to Encyclopedia of World Biography. — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 3 Oct. 2021 Eric Warrant, a professor of zoology at the University of Lund in Sweden. — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2021 In addition, Escoto uses literature to tie geology, zoology, biology and astrophysics into her photography. — Diane Lopez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021

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