Zoology
430. Zoology
See also 16. ANIMALS ; 44. BIOLOGY ; 45. BIRDS ; 61. BULLS and BULLFIGHTING ; 64. BUTTERFLIES ; 70. CATS ; 88. COCKS ; 125. DOGS ; 164. FISH ; 211. HORSES ; 225. INSECTS ; 302. ORGANISMS ; 353. REPTILES ; 374. SNAKES ; 423. WOLVES ; 427. WORMS .
- acarology
- a division of zoology that studies mites and ticks. —acarologist , n.
- aestivation
- estivation.
- amphibiology
- the branch of zoology that studies amphibians. —amphibiological , adj.
- arachnology
- a branch of zoology that studies spiders and other arachnids. Also called arachnidology, araneology . —arachnologist , n.
- carcinology
- the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans. —carcinologist , n.
- cetology
- the study of whales. —cetologist , n.
- coadunation
- the state or condition of being united by growth. —coadunate , adj.
- coccidology
- the branch of zoology that studies scales, mealy bugs, and other members of the family Coccidea.
- conchology
- the branch of zoology that studies the shells of mollusks. Also called malacology . —conchologist , n. —conchological , adj.
- crustaceology
- the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans.
- cynology
- the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.
- echinology
- the branch of zoology that studies echinoderms.
- entomology
- the study of insects. —entomologist , n. —entomologie , entomological, adj.
- epimorphosis
- development of an organism or form of animal life in which body segmentation is complete before hatching. —epimorphic , adj.
- estivation, aestivation
- the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the summer. Cf. hibernation .
- gemmation
- reproduction by budding. See also 54. BOTANY .
- hibernation
- the practice of certain animals of sleeping throughout the winter. Cf. estivation .
- invertebracy
- the state or quality of being invertebrate or without a backbone, as certain organisms, animals, etc; hence, spinelessness; exhibiting a lack of strength of character. —invertebrate , adj.
- lepidopterology
- the branch of entomology that studies butterflies. —lepidopterologist, lepidopterist , n.
- malacology
- conchology. —malacologist , n.
- mammalogy
- the branch of zoology that studies mammals. —mammalogist , n.
- metamorphosis
- a change or succession of changes in form during the life cycle of an animal, allowing it to adapt to different environmental conditions, as a caterpillar into a butterfly.
- ornithology
- the branch of zoology that studies birds. —ornithologist , n.
- paleomammalogy, palaeomammalogy
- the branch of zoology that studies the mammals of past geologic ages.
- stirpiculture
- selective breeding to develop strains with particular characteristics. —stirpicultural , adj.
- taxonomy
- a system of naming things, as plants or animals. —taxonomist , n. —taxonomie , adj.
- vivipara
- pl. animals whose young are bom live, as mammals. —viviparity , n. —viviparous , adj.
- zoogeography
- 1. the study of the geographical distribution of animals.
- 2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. —zoogeographer , n.
- zoonomia
- zoonomy.
- zoonomy, zoonomia
- the laws of animal life or the animal kingdom. —zoonomist , n. —zoonomic , adj.
- zoopathology
- the study or science of the diseases of animals; animal pathology. Also zoopathy.
- zoopathy
- zoopathology.
- zoophysiology
- the physiology of animals, as distinct from that of humans.
- zoophytology
- the branch of zoology concerned with the zoophytes. —zoophytological , adj.
- zootaxy
- zoological classification; the scientific classification of animals.
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