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zoological

/zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
zo-o-log-i-cal
IPA
/zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, animals.

adj

Of, or relating to, zoology.

Etymology

Etymology tree English zoology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English zoological From zoology + -ical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
  • British English: /zəʊəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Zoology.

Inflected Forms

more zoological (comparative) most zoological (superlative)

Derived Forms

anthrozoological archaeozoological archeozoological bryozoological cryptozoological ethnozoological malacozoological nonzoological palaeozoological paleozoological protozoological xenozoological

Phrases

zoological garden zoological name zoological park

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological

Questions

How do you pronounce zoological?
The recorded pronunciation is /zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/.
What does zoological mean?
Of, or relating to, animals.
Where does zoological come from?
Etymology tree English zoology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English zoological From zoology + -ical.

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