zoological
[ zoh-uh-loj-i-kuh l ]
/ ˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
adjective
of or relating to zoology.
relating to or concerned with animals.
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natural, bodily, wild, brute, mammalian, beastly, bestial, corporeal, earthly, earthy, feral, fleshy, muscular, physical, sensual, untamed, brutish
Nearby words
- zookeeper,
- zooks,
- zool.,
- zoolagnia,
- zoolatry,
- zoological garden,
- zoologically,
- zoologist,
- zoology,
- zoom
Often zo·o·log·ic.
Origin of zoological
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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