ethology
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English
Etymology
From the Latin ēthologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ἠθολογία (ēthología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ἠθολόγος (ēthológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- + -logy.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/, /iˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)
- (zoology) The scientific study of animalian behaviour, especially that of nonhuman animals.
- Holonym: zoology
- (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.
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Translations
study of human and animal behaviour
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Further reading
- “ethology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ethology”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ethology”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.