"動物学" meaning in Japanese

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  "etymology_text": "From Chinese 動物學. The latter component 学 in Modern Japanese is the shinjitai (simplified) form of 學.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "動物学",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "動",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "ぶつ"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がく"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "dōbutsugaku",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Zoology",
          "orig": "ja:Zoology",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "zoologist",
          "roman": "dōbutsugakusha",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "動物学者",
              "どうぶつがくしゃ"
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      ]
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      "other": "どーぶつがく"
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    {
      "ipa": "[do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "動物学"
}

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      "english": "zoologist",
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          "どうぶつがくしゃ"
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Chinese 動物學. The latter component 学 in Modern Japanese is the shinjitai (simplified) form of 學.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "動物学",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "動",
          "どう"
        ],
        [
          "物",
          "ぶつ"
        ],
        [
          "学",
          "がく"
        ]
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      "other": "どーぶつがく"
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