zoological

[ zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to zoology.
2. relating to or concerned with animals.

Other Words From

• zoo·logi·cal·ly adverb
• nonzo·o·logic adjective
• nonzo·o·logi·cal adjective
• nonzo·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• pseudo·zoo·logi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoological¹

First recorded in 1800–10; zoolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is the city's oldest park and sits at its centre, spread over 14 acres.

From BBC

Only seven other zoological collections in the world keep greater bamboo lemurs.

From BBC

Births of the greater bamboo lemur in captivity are extremely rare, and the park is the only zoological collection in the UK - and one of two worldwide - to have bred the species this year.

From BBC

Valentina Marconi, from the Zoological Society of London’s Institute of Zoology, told BBC News the natural world was in a "precarious position" but with urgent, collective action from world leaders "we still have the chance to reverse this".

From BBC

We, and anything structured remotely like us, are in the zoological minority.

From Slate

Related Words

• bodily
• natural