名詞 zoology:

1. all the animal life in a particular region or period
   同義詞：fauna
2. the branch of biology that studies animals
   同義詞：zoological science

1. The branch of zoology that deals with the study of primates.
   靈長類學(xué)動(dòng)物學(xué)的分支，主要研究靈長目動(dòng)物
2. The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution. It includes botany and zoology and all their subdivisions.
   生物學(xué)生命或生物的科學(xué)，包括其結(jié)構(gòu)、機(jī)能、生長、起源、進(jìn)化及分布。包含植物學(xué)和動(dòng)物學(xué)及所有的分支
3. The branch of zoology that deals with nematodes.
   線蟲學(xué)研究線蟲的動(dòng)物學(xué)分支
4. The professorship of zoology is vacant and has been advertised.
   動(dòng)物學(xué)教授的職位空缺，已登廣告徵聘。

zo.ol.o.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 zo.ol.o.gies 縮寫 zool.
The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.
動(dòng)物學(xué)：生物學(xué)的分支，研究動(dòng)物和動(dòng)物生活，包括對其結(jié)構(gòu)、生理機(jī)能、發(fā)展和分類的研究
The animal life of a particular area or period:
動(dòng)物區(qū)系：特殊地區(qū)或特殊時(shí)期的動(dòng)物生活：
例句：
the zoology of Alaska; the zoology of the Pleistocene.
阿拉斯加動(dòng)物區(qū)性；更新世系動(dòng)物區(qū)系

The characteristics of a particular animal group or category:
動(dòng)物特性：特殊動(dòng)物群體或種類的特性：
例句：
the zoology of mammals.
哺乳動(dòng)物的特性

A book or scholarly work on zoology.
動(dòng)物學(xué)書籍或論文

【引伸】
zool.ogist
n.（名詞）