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zoometric

adjective
zo·​o·​met·​ric | \ ¦zōə¦me‧trik\
variants: or zoometrical \ -​rə̇kəl \

Definition of zoometric

: designed for the measurement of animals and especially for the estimation of a measure of bulk (as weight) through determination of some linear measurement (as girth) a zoometric tape

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zo- + -metric or metrical

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