zoology
scientific study of animals
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Summary
zoology is a branch of biology[1]. zoology ranks in the top 7% of branch of biology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,257 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], academic major[4], field of work[5]
- Subclass of: biology[6]
- Part of: biology[7]
- Commons category: Zoology[8]
- Has part(s): malacology[9], marine biology[10], parasitology[11], zooarchaeology[12], ornithology[13], herpetology[14], ichthyology[15], entomology[16], mammalogy[17], helminthology[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zoology[19]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Animals[20]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[21], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[28], The New Student's Reference Work[29]
- Topic has template: Template:Zoology[30]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/zoology[31]
- Has characteristic: zoological nomenclature[32], zoology award[33]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C17269[34]
- Short name: Zool.[35]
- Different from: animal science[36]
- History of topic: history of zoology[37]
- Is the study of: Animalia[38]
- Practiced by: zoologist[39]
Why It Matters
zoology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] zoology is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]