zoosemiotics

[ zoh-uh-see-mee-ot-iks, -see-mahy-, -sem-ee-, -sem-ahy- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of the sounds and signals used in animal communication, as song in birds or tail-wagging in dogs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoosemiotics¹

First recorded in 1960–65; zoo- + semiotics