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Definition of: zoology
(zō·ol′ə·jē) noun
1. The science that treats of animals with reference to their structure, functions, development, nomenclature, and classification.
2. The animal kingdom, or local examples of it, regarded biologically.
3. A scientific treatise on animals. [<NL zoologia <Gk. zōion an animal + logos a word, discourse]
—zo·ol′o·gist noun
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