zoometry

[ zoh-om-i-tree ]

noun

1. measurement of the proportionate lengths or sizes of the parts of animals.

zoometry

/ zəʊˈɒmɪtrɪ; ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. the branch of zoology concerned with the relative length or size of the different parts of an animal or animals

Derived Forms

• zoometric, adjective

Other Words From

• zo·o·met·ric [zoh-, uh, -, me, -trik], zoo·metri·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoometry¹

First recorded in 1875–80; zoo- + -metry