zoodynamics

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noun

The scientific study of the vital powers of animals.

OriginEnglish dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

nounzoodynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe scientific study of the vital powers 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*dewh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  10. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  11. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  12. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  13. Frenchdynamique
  14. Englishdynamic
  15. Englishdynamics
  16. Englishzoodynamics

From zoo- + dynamics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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