Zoology Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Zoology Information and Meaning
See also ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; BIRDS; BULLS and BULLFIGHTING; BUTTERFLIES; CATS; COCKS; DOGS; FISH; HORSES; INSECTS; ORGANISMS; REPTILES; SNAKES; WOLVES; WORMS.
- acarology
- a division of zoology that studies mites and ticks. —acarologist, n.
- aestivation
- estivation.
- amphibiology
- the branch of zoology that studies amphibians. —amphibiological, adj.
- arachnology
- a branch of zoology that studies spiders and other arachnids. Also called arachnidology, araneology. —arachnologist, n.
- carcinology
- the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans. —carcinologist, n.
- cetology
- the study of whales. —cetologist, n.
- coadunation
- the state or condition of being united by growth. —coadunate, adj.
- coccidology
- the branch of zoology that studies scales, mealy bugs, and other members of the family Coccidea.
- conchology
- the branch of zoology that studies the shells of mollusks. Also called malacology. —conchologist, n. —conchological, adj.
- crustaceology
- the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans.
- cynology
- the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.
- echinology
- the branch of zoology that studies echinoderms.
- entomology
- the study of insects. —entomologist, n. —entomologie, entomological, adj.
- epimorphosis
- development of an organism or form of animal life in which body segmentation is complete before hatching. —epimorphic, adj.
- estivation, aestivation
- the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the summer. Cf. hibernation.
- gemmation
- reproduction by budding. See also BOTANY.
- hibernation
- the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the winter. Cf. estivation.
- invertebracy
- the state or quality of being invertebrate or without a backbone, as certain organisms, animals, etc; hence, spinelessness; exhibiting a lack of strength of character. —invertebrate, adj.
- lepidopterology
- the branch of entomology that studies butterflies. —lepidopterologist, lepidopterist, n.
- malacology
- conchology. —malacologist, n.
- mammalogy
- the branch of zoology that studies mammals. —mammalogist, n.
- metamorphosis
- a change or succession of changes in form during the life cycle of an animal, allowing it to adapt to different environmental conditions, as a caterpillar into a butterfly.
- ornithology
- the branch of zoology that studies birds. —ornithologist, n.
- paleomammalogy, palaeomammalogy
- the branch of zoology that studies the mammals of past geologic ages.
- stirpiculture
- selective breeding to develop strains with particular characteristics. —stirpicultural, adj.
- taxonomy
- a system of naming things, as plants or animals. —taxonomist, n. —taxonomie, adj.
- vivipara
- pl. animals whose young are bom live, as mammals. —viviparity, n. —viviparous, adj.
- zoogeography
- 1. the study of the geographical distribution of animals.
- 2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. —zoogeographer, n.
- zoonomia
- zoonomy.
- zoonomy, zoonomia
- the laws of animal life or the animal kingdom. —zoonomist, n. —zoonomic, adj.
- zoopathology
- the study or science of the diseases of animals; animal pathology. Also zoopathy.
- zoopathy
- zoopathology.
- zoophysiology
- the physiology of animals, as distinct from that of humans.
- zoophytology
- the branch of zoology concerned with the zoophytes. —zoophytological, adj.
- zootaxy
- zoological classification; the scientific classification of animals.