zoology means the part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
zoology is pronounced /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.
noun
- The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.“Meronym: ethology”
- A treatise on this science.