zootomy
[ zoh-ot-uh-mee ]
/ zoʊˈɒt ə mi /
noun
the anatomy, especially the comparative anatomy, of animals.
the dissection of animals.
OTHER WORDS FROM zootomy
zo·o·tom·ic [zoh-uh-tom-ik] /ˌzoʊ əˈtɒm ɪk/, zo·o·tom·i·cal, adjective zo·o·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb zo·ot·o·mist, nounWords nearby zootomy
zoospore,
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zooxanthella,
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zophorus
Example sentences from the Web for zootomy
For further study of the nervous system see Parker's "Zootomy," pp. 122-130.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition |Vernon L. KelloggEven if done in her own name, and for her own objects, it would still be but an inhuman and intolerable form of zootomy.
Man and His Migrations |R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
British Dictionary definitions for zootomy
zootomy
/ (zəʊˈɒtəmɪ) /
noun
the branch of zoology concerned with the dissection and anatomy of animals