zoometry

[ zoh-om-i-tree ]

/ zoʊˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

Words nearby zoometry

zoom in on, zoom lens, zoom out, zoom shot, zoomastigophorea, zoometry, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonosis, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

Origin of zoometry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM zoometry

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 of zoometry

zoometric (ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk) or zoometrical, adjective

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