zootechnics

[ zoh-uh-tek-niks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the breeding and domestication of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.

Origin of zootechnics

1
First recorded in 1860–65; zoo- + technics
  • Also zo·o·tech·ny [zoh-uh-tek-nee] /ˌzoʊ əˈtɛk ni/ .

Other words from zootechnics

  • zo·o·tech·ni·cal [zoh-uh-tek-ni-kuhl] /ˌzoʊ əˈtɛk nɪ kəl/ adjective
  • zo·o·tech·ni·cian [zoh-uh-tek-nish-uhn], /ˌzoʊ ə tɛkˈnɪʃ ən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for zootechnics

zootechnics

/ (ˌzəʊəˈtɛknɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the science concerned with the domestication and breeding of animals

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