different between zoology vs carcinology

English

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Alternative forms

• zoölogy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (zôion, “animal”) + ????? (lógos, “knowledge”). Analyzable as zoo- +? -logy

Pronunciation

• enPR: z?-?l?-?-j?, zo?o-?l?-?-j?
• (UK) IPA^(key): /z????l?d?i/, /zu???l?d?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /zo???l?d?i/, /zu??l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)

1. The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
2. A treatise on this science.

Usage notes

The pronunciation in /zu-/ has often received negative comment, but has nevertheless become very common, especially in British English.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

carcino- +? -logy

Noun

carcinology (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The study of crustaceans.

Synonyms

• malacostracology

Hypernyms

• biology, zoology, arthropodology

Hyponyms

• astacology, cirripedology

Derived terms

• carcinological
• carcinologist

See also

• cancer
• cancérologie, carcinologie (French terms)
• carcinogen
• carcinogenesis
• carcinoma
• Kanzerologie, Karzinologie (German terms)