zooculture

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noun

The cultivation of animals.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounzooculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe cultivation of animals.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  4. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  5. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  6. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  7. Englishzoo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  10. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  11. Latincolō
  12. Latincultūra
  13. Middle Frenchculture
  14. Englishculture
  15. Englishzooculture

From zoo- + culture.

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APA

zooculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooculture

MLA

“zooculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zooculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooculture.

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