different between zoology vs oology

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

From oo- (prefix meaning ‘relating to eggs or ova’) +? -logy (suffix indicating a branch of learning or study of a subject). The word is cognate with French oologie, Late Latin oologia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????l?d?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /o??(w)?l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i, -?l?d?i
• Hyphenation: oo?lo?gy

Noun

oology (uncountable)

1. (ornithology) The study of birds' eggs. [from 19th c.]
2. The hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs, especially those of wild birds.

   Synonyms: birdnesting, egging

Alternative forms

• oölogy (dated)

Derived terms

• oologic
• oological
• oologically
• oologist

Translations

See also

• ovology

References

Further reading

• oology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia