ZOONOMY

Etymology

Noun

zoonomy (uncountable)

(zoology) The laws of animal life, or the science dealing with the phenomena of animal life and their causes and relations.

Source: Wiktionary


Zo*ön"o*my, n. Etym: [Zoö- + Gr. zoonomie.]

Definition: The laws animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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