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Definition of: zootomy
(zō·ot′ə·mē) noun
The anatomy or dissection of animals; comparative anatomy. [<NL zootomia <Gk. zōion an animal + tomē a cutting <temnein cut]
—zo·o·tom·ic (zō′ə·tom′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—zo′o·tom′i·cal·ly adverb
—zo·ot′o·mist noun
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