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zoological

[ zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to zoology.

relating to or concerned with animals.

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Often zo·o·log·ic .

Origin of zoological

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

OTHER WORDS FROM zoological

zo·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·zo·o·log·ic, adjectivenon·zo·o·log·i·cal, adjectivenon·zo·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

pseu·do·zo·o·log·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby zoological

zookeeper, zooks, zool., zoolagnia, zoolatry, zoological, zoological garden, zoologist, zoology, zoom, Zoomastigophorea

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Example sentences from the Web for zoological

Did you ever see the boa constrictor fed at the Zoological Gardens?
Armadale|Wilkie Collins
Such testimony is irrefutable, and is to groups of peoples what articulate speech is to the individual in the zoological scale.
Russia: Its People and Its Literature|Emilia Pardo Bazán
Zoological morphology is the doctrine of animal form or structure.
On the Study of Zoology|Thomas H. Huxley
The finest in the city is that already described in the zoological department of Woodward's Gardens.
Bancroft's Tourist's Guide Yosemite|A.L. Bancroft

To carry these out adequately the Zoological Society had accumulated troops of monkeys and baboons.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter|Sir Harry Johnston