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

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

The short version is that it seems on the one hand zoological and on the other hand reductionist.
'Jew in a Box' Puts Tilda Swinton to Shame|Ilana Glazer|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Zoological gardens and “wild beast shows” had for him attractions which were quite irresistible.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
He used to look on me, I remember, as an amusing sort of animal out of the Zoological Gardens.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
It was a magnificent bald eagle—the first I had ever seen outside of a zoological garden.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur

For thirty years or more he had gone about the hazardous enterprise of supplying zoological gardens and circuses with wild beasts.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
To Jack and Fred he seemed fully four times the size of the largest black bear they had ever seen in any zoological garden.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis