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ethology

et·ho·logy

UK/iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/ US/ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

Origin

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.

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