ETHOLOGY

ethology

(noun) the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)

(zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.

(obsolete) The study of the human ethos.

Anagrams

• theology

Source: Wiktionary


E*thol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.

1. A treatise on morality; ethics.

2. The science of the formation of character, national and collective as well as individual. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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