ethoscope

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noun

A device allowing the study of the behaviour of an organism (typically fruit flies)

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Meanings

nounethoscope (plural ethoscopes)

plural ethoscopes

  1. biologyA device allowing the study of the behaviour of an organism (typically fruit flies)

Origin

From etho- + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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