"zodiographer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zodiographers [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek ζῴδιον (zṓidion) (diminutive of ζῶον (zôon, “animal”)) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) + -er Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|ζῴδιον}} ζῴδιον (zṓidion), {{m|grc|ζῶον||animal}} ζῶον (zôon, “animal”), {{m|grc|γράφω||to write}} γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} zodiographer (plural zodiographers)
  1. (rare) One who writes about the description and behavior of animal. Tags: rare Related terms: writer
    Sense id: en-zodiographer-en-noun-XCsXnU~K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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