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| casque |
in zoology, a formation or protuberance resembling a helmet. [1/2 definitions] |
| chelate |
in zoology, of or having pincerlike claws. [1/7 definitions] |
| cryptic |
in zoology, suited to hiding or concealing. [1/3 definitions] |
| cryptozoic |
in zoology, living in well-concealed places; secluded; hidden. [1/3 definitions] |
| malacology |
the branch of zoology concerned with mollusks. |
| mammalogy |
the branch of zoology concerned with mammals. |
| monoecious |
in zoology, having both male and female reproductive organs in one individual; hermaphroditic. [1/2 definitions] |
| natural history |
the study of botany, zoology, geology, and other sciences that deal with objects in nature or the physical world. |
| naturalist |
a person who has expertise in or is devoted to the study of the natural sciences, esp. botany and zoology. [1/2 definitions] |
| ophiology |
the branch of zoology that deals with snakes. |
| pedicel |
in zoology, any small stalklike structure or support. [1/2 definitions] |
| polyandry |
in zoology, the mating of a female with more than one male, esp. the bearing of progeny fertilized by more than one male. [1/3 definitions] |
| prenuptial |
in zoology, before copulation or mating. [1/2 definitions] |
| primatology |
the branch of zoology that deals with the primates, esp. apes and early human forms. |
| spiracle |
in zoology, an aperture for breathing, such as a whale's blowhole, the opening behind the eye of sharks, rays, and skates, or the tracheal openings on the sides of the bodies of certain insects and spiders. [1/3 definitions] |
| tautonym |
in zoology, a scientific name in which the genus name and the species name are the same. |
| virgin birth |
in zoology, birth from a female who has not copulated; parthenogenesis. [1/2 definitions] |
| zoography |
the branch of zoology involved with the biological description of animals. |
| zoological |
of or concerning zoology. [1/2 definitions] |
| zoologist |
one who specialized in or studies zoology. |
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