archaeozoology

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noun

The study of relationships between humans and animals over time.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

nounarchaeozoology (uncountable)

alternative archeozoology

  1. uncountablearchaeologyThe study of relationships between humans and animals over time.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)
  2. Englisharchaeo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  6. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  7. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  8. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  12. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  13. Englishzoology
  14. Englisharchaeozoology

From archaeo- + zoology.

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Translations

Catalan arqueozoologia
  • arqueozoologiathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
French archéozoologie
  • archéozoologiethe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
German Archäozoologie
  • Archäozoologiethe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Greek αρχαιοζωολογία
  • αρχαιοζωολογία (archaiozoología)the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Italian archeozoologia
  • archeozoologiathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Portuguese arqueozoologia
  • arqueozoologiathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time
Spanish arqueozoología
  • arqueozoologíathe study of relationships between humans and animals over time

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APA

archaeozoology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeozoology

MLA

“archaeozoology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeozoology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaeozoology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeozoology.

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