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zool.

zool.

5.4
The study of animals
  • other
  • Specialized
translation icon : zoología
  • Many textbooks use zool. as a standard abbreviation for zoology in references.

Examples

  • The department of zool. offers several advanced courses in animal biology.

  • I am studying zool. at the university.

  • She submitted her research paper to the zool. journal for publication.

  • The course on zool. covers various animal behaviors.

  • The department of zool. offers several advanced courses in animal biology.

  • Many textbooks use zool. as a standard abbreviation for zoology in references.

  • She submitted her research paper to the zool. journal for publication.

Synonyms

zoology
vszool.
  • Specialized
11 4.2

Study of animals, including how they live and behave

is the shortened written form used in place of the full formal name
zoological science
vszool.
  • Specialized
4.1

The study of animals and how they live

is the shortened written form used instead of the longer technical phrase

Surface Forms

zool. main

Etymology

Zool. is also used as an abbreviation for zoology, from zoo- 'animal' and -logy 'study', similar to biology. So zool. can mean 'the scientific study of animals'.