Noun
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the branch of biology that studies animals
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zoological science |
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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bugology,
entomology the branch of zoology that studies insects
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ethology the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
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herpetology the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
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ichthyology the branch of zoology that studies fishes
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malacology the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks
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mammalogy the branch of zoology that studies mammals
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oology the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number)
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ornithology the branch of zoology that studies birds
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protozoology the branch of zoology that studies protozoans
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palaeozoology,
paleozoology the study of fossil animals
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| zoology -
all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
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fauna |
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botany,
flora,
vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants
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aggregation,
accumulation,
assemblage,
collection the act of accumulating
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biota,
biology all the plant and animal life of a particular region
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avifauna the birds of a particular region or period
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