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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zoologe

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsoˈoːloːɡə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Zoologist/zuˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Zoologe reiste nach Afrika, um Löwen zu erforschen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A scientist who specializes in the study of animals, their behavior, physiology, classification, and distribution.

    "The zoologist spent months in the rainforest observing the mating habits of endangered bird species."
  2. 2

    A professional researcher or academic focused on zoology.

    "Several prominent zoologists gathered at the international conference to discuss conservation strategies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the New Latin 'zoologia', combining the Greek roots 'zōion' (animal) and 'logia' (study of), with the English agent suffix '-ist' added in the 19th century. The term emerged during a period of expanding scientific classification and biological exploration in Victorian Britain.

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