zoology
noun
zo·ol·o·gy
zō-ˈä-lə-jē 
zə-ˈwä-
zə-ˈwä-
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
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Behavioral Thermal Tolerance Journal of experimental zoology.
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Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Adapted from science journalist Nathaniel Herzberg’s zoology columns in newspaper Le Monde – where Aurel worked as an editorial cartoonist for two decades before stepping down earlier this year – the educational series will explore the natural world with a playful and irreverent tone.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
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Howard is a wildlife expert, zoology correspondent, science-writer, and broadcaster.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
The researcher, David Rhoades, who had a background in chemistry and zoology, found that the trees in the forest had changed the chemistry of their leaves, to the detriment of the caterpillars.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Adapted from science journalist Nathaniel Herzberg’s zoology columns in newspaper Le Monde – where Aurel worked as an editorial cartoonist for two decades before stepping down earlier this year – the educational series will explore the natural world with a playful and irreverent tone.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
Ideas By Jules Howard September 4, 2024 7:00 AM EDT
Howard is a wildlife expert, zoology correspondent, science-writer, and broadcaster.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
The researcher, David Rhoades, who had a background in chemistry and zoology, found that the trees in the forest had changed the chemistry of their leaves, to the detriment of the caterpillars.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Zoology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoology. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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zoology
noun
zo·ol·o·gy
zō-ˈäl-ə-jē
zə-ˈwäl-
zə-ˈwäl-
: a branch of biology concerned with the animal kingdom and animal life
Medical Definition
zoology
noun
zo·ol·o·gy
zō-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural zoologies
1
: a branch of biology that deals with the classification and the properties and vital phenomena of animals
2
: the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group
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