Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoosemiotics

/ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoosemi-otics
IPA: /ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of animal communication.

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 semiotics English zoosemiotics From zoo- + semiotics.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

biosemiotics semiotics zoosemantics

Questions

How do you pronounce zoosemiotics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/.
What does zoosemiotics mean?: The study of animal communication.
Where does zoosemiotics 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 semiotics English zoosemiotics From zoo- + semiotics.

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