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zoometry

American  
[zoh-om-i-tree] / zoʊˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. measurement of the proportionate lengths or sizes of the parts of animals.

zoometry British  
/ ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk, zəʊˈɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of zoology concerned with the relative length or size of the different parts of an animal or animals

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Other Word Forms

  • zoometric adjective
  • zoometrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of zoometry

First recorded in 1875–80; zoo- + -metry

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