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zoology

noun
🔊/zuˈɒlədʒi/, 🔊/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/
🔊/zuˈɑːlədʒi/, 🔊/zəʊˈɑːlədʒi/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the scientific study of animals and their behaviour动物学 compare biology, botanyTopics Educationc1, Scientific researchc1, Biologyc1
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin zoologia (from zoo- from Greek zōion ‘animal’ + -logy).