zoogeographer

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noun

A person involved in zoogeography.

OriginEnglish geographer ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya →
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Meanings

nounzoogeographer (plural zoogeographers)

plural zoogeographers

  1. A person involved in zoogeography.

    Professor Dr. Hendrik Engel (1898-1981) was a great historian of biology as well as a zootaxonomist and zoogeographer (see, e.g., Van Benthem Jutting, 1968).

    1989, Bijdragen tot de dierkunde

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-Hellenic*gaya
  9. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  10. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  11. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  12. Englishgeo-
  13. Englishgeographer
  14. Englishzoogeographer

From zoo- + geographer.

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Translations

French zoogéographe
  • zoogéographea person involved in zoogeography
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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