zoometry

American

[zoh-om-i-tree] / zoʊˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

zoometry British

/ ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk, zəʊˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

zoometric adjective
zoometrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of zoometry

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

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Zoometry, zō-om′e-tri, n. comparative measurement of the parts of animals.—adj.

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