Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoopsychology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zoopsy-chol-o-gy
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of psychology in animals.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- English psychology English zoopsychology From zoo- + psychology.

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Questions

What does zoopsychology mean?
The study of psychology in animals.
Where does zoopsychology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- English psychology English zoopsychology From zoo- + psychology.

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