# zoology

> English word · Noun · IPA /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ · frequency rank #22,869

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + λόγος (lógos, “knowledge”). By surface analysis, zoo- + -logy. Piecewise doublet of biology.

## Common misspellings (10)
`ozology`, `zology`, `zoloogy`, `zoolgoy`, `zoollogy`, `zoologgy`, `zoologyy`, `zooloyg`, `zooolgy`, `zzoology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zoology