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Definition of: ethology
(i·thol′e·jē) noun
1. The scientific study of animal behavior.
2. The science of the formation of human character. [<Gk. ēthos character + -LOGY]
—e·tho·log·ic (ē′thə·loj′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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