zoological

American

[zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Often zoologic

adjective

of or relating to zoology.
relating to or concerned with animals.

Other Word Forms

nonzoologic adjective
nonzoological adjective
nonzoologically adverb
pseudozoological adjective
zoologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of zoological

First recorded in 1800–10; zoolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

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It is unclear what caused the caller’s zoological mix-up.

From Los Angeles Times

Mark Habben, director of zoological operations at Wildwood Trust, said emergency procedures were deployed and the public was "not in harm's way".

From BBC

Births of the greater bamboo lemur in captivity are extremely rare, and the park is the only zoological collection in the UK - and one of two worldwide - to have bred the species this year.

From BBC

The last fact wasn’t actually disappointing, but a point of zoological interest.

From Literature

But there was more to the tweet than a zoological judgment.

From Los Angeles Times

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