zoological

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UK/zəʊəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/UK, nonstandard/zuːəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/US/zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/US, nonstandard/zuəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/

adjective

Of, or relating to, animals.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivezoological (comparative more zoological, superlative most zoological)

comparative more zoological · superlative most zoological

  1. Of, or relating to, animals.
  2. Of, or relating to, zoology.

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. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Englishzoology
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishzoological

From zoology + -ical.

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Translations

Bulgarian животински, зоологи́чески
  • животински (životinski)of, or relating to animals
  • зоологи́чески (zoologíčeski)of, or relating to zoology
Catalan zoològic, zoològic
  • zoològicof, or relating to animals
  • zoològicof, or relating to zoology
Danish zoologisk
  • zoologiskof, or relating to zoology
Dutch zoölogisch
  • zoölogischof, or relating to zoology
Estonian zooloogiline
  • zooloogilineof, or relating to zoology
Finnish eläintieteellinen, eläintieteellinen
  • eläintieteellinenof, or relating to animals
  • eläintieteellinenof, or relating to zoology
French zoologique
  • zoologiqueof, or relating to zoology
German zoologisch, zoologisch
  • zoologischof, or relating to animals
  • zoologischof, or relating to zoology
Greek ζωολογικός, ζωολογικός
  • ζωολογικός (zoologikós)of, or relating to animals
  • ζωολογικός (zoologikós)of, or relating to zoology
Hungarian állati, állat-
  • állatiof, or relating to animals
  • állat-of, or relating to animals
  • állattaniof, or relating to zoology
  • zoológiaiof, or relating to zoology
Italian zoologico, zoologico
  • zoologicoof, or relating to animals
  • zoologicoof, or relating to zoology
Japanese 動物学の, 動物学の
  • 動物学の (dōbutsugaku no)of, or relating to animals
  • 動物学の (dōbutsugaku no)of, or relating to zoology
Latvian zooloģisks, zooloģisks
  • zooloģisksof, or relating to animals
  • zooloģisksof, or relating to zoology
Norwegian Bokmål zoologisk
  • zoologiskof, or relating to zoology
Polish zoologiczny, zoologiczny
  • zoologicznyof, or relating to animals
  • zoologicznyof, or relating to zoology
Portuguese zoológico, zoológico
  • zoológicoof, or relating to animals
  • zoológicoof, or relating to zoology
Romanian zoologic
  • zoologicof, or relating to zoology
Russian зоологи́ческий, живо́тный
  • зоологи́ческий (zoologíčeskij)of, or relating to animals
  • живо́тный (živótnyj)of, or relating to animals
  • зоологи́ческий (zoologíčeskij)of, or relating to zoology
Spanish zoológico, zoológico
  • zoológicoof, or relating to animals
  • zoológicoof, or relating to zoology
Swedish zoologisk
  • zoologiskof, or relating to animals
Tagalog dalubhayupin, dalubhayupin
  • dalubhayupinof, or relating to animals
  • dalubhayupinof, or relating to zoology
Turkish zoolojik, zoolojik
  • zoolojikof, or relating to animals
  • zoolojikof, or relating to zoology
Yiddish זאָאָלאָגיש, זאָאָלאָגיש
  • זאָאָלאָגיש (zoologish)of, or relating to animals
  • זאָאָלאָגיש (zoologish)of, or relating to zoology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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