"zoology" meaning in English

See zoology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zoology.wav [UK] Forms: zoology [singular], [plural]
Etymology: zoo + -logy Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|zoo|logy}} zoo + -logy Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Zoology is the science of learning about animals.
    Sense id: simple-zoology-en-noun-eQXzdWFj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -logy
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