zoological
adjective
zoo·log·i·cal
ˌzō-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly zoologic
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with zoology
2
: of, relating to, or affecting lower animals often as distinguished from humans
Examples of zoological in a Sentence
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Such measures help keep animals from overheating while adhering to their regular diet, said Massaro, the zoo's senior vice president of zoological operations.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Mark Mitchell, vet and professor of epidemiology and zoological medicine at Louisiana State University, who has been practicing veterinary medicine for over 30 years, has owned many pets over that course and longer.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
But there was more to the tweet than a zoological judgment.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Crucially, this process takes the job of captive breeding out of the hands of zoological institutions and democratizes a so-far prohibitively expensive process.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Mark Mitchell, vet and professor of epidemiology and zoological medicine at Louisiana State University, who has been practicing veterinary medicine for over 30 years, has owned many pets over that course and longer.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
But there was more to the tweet than a zoological judgment.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Crucially, this process takes the job of captive breeding out of the hands of zoological institutions and democratizes a so-far prohibitively expensive process.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
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zoological
adjective
zoo·log·i·cal
ˌzō-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or concerned with zoology
Medical Definition
zoological
adjective
zoo·log·i·cal
ˌzō-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
variants
also zoologic
1
: of, relating to, or occupied with zoology
2
: of, relating to, or affecting lower animals often as distinguished from humans
zoological infections
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