ethology
[ ee-thol-uh-jee, ih-thol- ]
/ iˈθɒl ə dʒi, ɪˈθɒl- /
noun
the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ethology
e·tho·log·i·cal [ee-thuh-loj-i-kuh l, eth-uh-] /ˌi θəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌɛθ ə-/, adjectivee·tho·log·i·cal·ly, adverbe·thol·o·gist, nounWords nearby ethology
ethnos, ethnoscience, ethnotherapy, ethogram, ethol., ethology, ethonone, ethos, ethosuximide, ethoxide, ethoxy
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Example sentences from the Web for ethology
It must itself depend on laws of mind and character (psychology and ethology).
The Idea of Progress|J. B. BuryEtholog′ic, -al, relating to ethology: treating of morality.
I remark by anticipation that this expression implies a reference to Mill's Ethology, of which I shall have to speak.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie StephenAs in Ethology and other deductive sciences, so in Statistics and History there are empirical laws.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic|William Stebbing
British Dictionary definitions for ethology
ethology
/ (ɪˈθɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the study of the behaviour of animals in their normal environment
Derived forms of ethology
ethological (ˌɛθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveethologically, adverbethologist, nounWord Origin for ethology
C17 (in the obsolete sense: mimicry): via Latin from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos character; current sense, C19
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Scientific definitions for ethology
ethology
[ ĭ-thŏl′ə-jē, ē-thŏl′- ]
The scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs in a natural environment.
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