ethology
noun/iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/UK/ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/US
Etymology
From the Latin ēthologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ἠθολογία (ēthología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ἠθολόγος (ēthológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- + -logy.
- derived from ēthologia
Definitions
The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
The study of the human ethos.
The neighborhood
- neighborethologist
- neighborentomology
- neighborethnology
- neighboretiology
- neighboraetiology
- neighboretymology
Derived
ecoethology, ethologic, neuroethology, palaeoethology, paleoethology
Vish — recursive loop
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