zoometry

[ zoh-om-i-tree ]

/ zoʊˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

measurement of the proportionate lengths or sizes of the parts of animals.

Nearby words

zoom lens, zoom out, zoom shot, zoomastigophorea, zoometric, zoometry, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonal, zoonosis

Origin of zoometry

First recorded in 1875–80; zoo- + -metry

Related forms

zo·o·met·ric

[zoh-uh-me-trik] /ˌzoʊ əˈmɛ trɪk/, zo·o·met·ri·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for zoometry

zoometry

/ (zəʊˈɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the branch of zoology concerned with the relative length or size of the different parts of an animal or animals

Derived Forms

zoometric (ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk) or zoometrical, adjective

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