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ethology

/ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
ethol-o-gy
IPA
/ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of the human ethos.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Latin ēthologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ἠθολογία (ēthología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ἠθολόγος (ēthológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- + -logy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  • British English: /iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethologies (plural)

Derived Forms

ecoethology ethologic neuroethology palaeoethology paleoethology

Frequently Paired Words

ethologist entomology ethnology etiology aetiology etymology

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce ethology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/.
What does ethology mean?
The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
Where does ethology come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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