zoological

[zoh-uh-loj-i-kuh l]

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adjective

of or relating to zoology.
relating to or concerned with animals.

Often zo·o·log·ic.

Origin of zoological

First recorded in 1800–10; zoolog(y) + -ical

Related formszo·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·zo·o·log·ic, adjectivenon·zo·o·log·i·cal, adjectivenon·zo·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·zo·o·log·i·cal, adjective

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Related Words for zoological

natural, bodily, wild, brute, mammalian, beastly, bestial, corporeal, earthly, earthy, feral, fleshy, muscular, physical, sensual, untamed, brutish, zoological

Examples from the Web for zoological

Historical Examples of zoological

He is a zoological fact, with his parallel in every herd of prairie dogs.
Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle
H. N. Brailsford
Zoological morphology is the doctrine of animal form or structure.
On the Study of Zoology
Thomas H. Huxley
His zoological information is, so far, knowledge and not mere hear-say.
On the Study of Zoology
Thomas H. Huxley
They had gone to the Zoological Gardens, and would not be back till late.
Love and Lucy
Maurice Henry Hewlett
Take a trip to the Zoological Gardens and see these animals.
Where We Live
Emilie Van Beil Jacobs

Word Origin and History for zoological

adj.

1807, from zoology + -ical.