neuroethology

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noun

The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system

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Meanings

nounneuroethology (countable and uncountable, plural neuroethologies)

plural neuroethologies

  1. countableuncountableThe study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system

Origin

From neuro- + ethology.

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Translations

French neuroéthologie
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Italian neuroetologia
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

neurotheology
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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