zoometry

[ zoh-om-i-tree ]
/ zoʊˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

Origin of zoometry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM zoometry

zo·o·met·ric [zoh-uh-me-trik] /ˌzoʊ əˈmɛ trɪk/, zo·o·met·ri·cal, adjective

Words nearby zoometry

zoom in on, zoom lens, zoom out, zoom shot, zoomastigophorea, zoometry, zoomorphic, zoomorphism, zoon, zoonosis, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

British Dictionary definitions for zoometry

zoometry
/ (zəʊˈɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of zoometry

zoometric (ˌzəʊəˈmɛtrɪk) or zoometrical, adjective