Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The anatomy of animals.
- noun Dissection of animals.
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- noun zoology The
dissection oranatomy ofanimals .
Etymologies
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Modern Latin zōotomia, corresponding to zoo- + -tomy.
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The study of the structure of animals is called zootomy.
Remarks Bill Nye 1873
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