zootomy

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UK/zəʊˈɒ.tə.mi/US/zoʊˈɑ.tə.mi/US/zuˈɑ.tə.mi/

noun

The dissection or anatomy of animals.

OriginNew Latin zōotomia →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounzootomy (usually uncountable, plural zootomies)

plural zootomies · alternative zoötomy

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe dissection or anatomy of animals.

Origin

  1. New Latinzōotomia
  2. Englishzootomy

From New Latin zōotomia, corresponding to zoo- + -tomy.

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Translations

Afrikaans soötomie
  • soötomiedissection or anatomy of animals
Bulgarian зоотомия
  • зоотомия (zootomija)dissection or anatomy of animals
Chinese Mandarin 動物解剖 /动物解剖
  • 動物解剖 /动物解剖 (dòngwù jiěpōu)dissection or anatomy of animals
Dutch zoötomie
  • zoötomiedissection or anatomy of animals
Esperanto zootomio
  • zootomiodissection or anatomy of animals
Finnish zootomia
  • zootomiadissection or anatomy of animals
French zootomie
  • zootomiedissection or anatomy of animals
German Zootomie
  • Zootomiedissection or anatomy of animals
Greek ζωοτομία
  • ζωοτομία (zootomía)dissection or anatomy of animals
Hungarian állatboncolás, állatanatómia
  • állatboncolásdissection or anatomy of animals
  • állatanatómiadissection or anatomy of animals
Icelandic dýralíffærafræði
  • dýralíffærafræðidissection or anatomy of animals
Italian zootomia
  • zootomiadissection or anatomy of animals
Japanese 動物解剖学
  • 動物解剖学dissection or anatomy of animals
Latin zōotomia
  • zōotomiadissection or anatomy of animals
Polish zootomia
  • zootomiadissection or anatomy of animals
Portuguese zootomia
  • zootomiadissection or anatomy of animals
Romanian zootomie
  • zootomiedissection or anatomy of animals
Russian зоотоми́я
  • зоотоми́я (zootomíja)dissection or anatomy of animals
Spanish zootomía
  • zootomíadissection or anatomy of animals
Tagalog sootomiya, zootomiya
  • sootomiyadissection or anatomy of animals
  • zootomiyadissection or anatomy of animals
Turkish zootomi
  • zootomidissection or anatomy of animals
Welsh swtomeg
  • swtomegdissection or anatomy of animals
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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