Noun: zoology zow'ó-lu-jee [N. Amer], zoo'ó-lu-jee [Brit]
- The branch of biology that studies animals
"Her zoology project focused on the mating habits of penguins";
- zoological science
- All the animal life in a particular region or period
"the zoology of the Pliocene epoch";
- fauna
Derived forms: zoologies
Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, biological science, biology, collection
Encyclopedia: Zoology