zoogeographyn.
/ˌzuː(ə)dʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/, /ˌzəʊədʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/, /ˌzuː(ə)ˈdʒɒɡrəfi/, /ˌzəʊəˈdʒɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌzu(ə)ˌdʒiˈɑɡrəfi/, /ˌzoʊəˌdʒiˈɑɡrəfi/ The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this. Cf. biogeography n., phytogeography n.
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the world > animals > zoology > [noun] > specific aspects or disciplines
tetrapodology1764
zoophysiology1803
animal science1819
zoochemistry1835
animal psychology1838
marine zoology1840
palaeozoology1843
zoogeography1851
cainozoology1861
zoography1869
ethology1874
zoophysics1887
neontology1889
zoopraxography1891
ethnozoology1899
behavioural scientist1940
zoosemiotics1963
the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > of a particular region (fauna) > distribution of animals
animalization1840
zoogeography1851
1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. Zool. 7 Zoogeography, or the geographical distribution of animals [Ger. die geographische Verbreitung der Thiere], teaches the circumstance and positions under which animals occur.
1896 Naturalist 80 The inclusion of Irish habitats would have been of value in the study of zoogeography.
1907 R. F. Scharff European Animals i. 7 This leads us, then, to the consideration of the comparative importance of the various classes of animals as aids to historical zoogeography.
1967 Bull. Entomol. Res. 57 215 (heading) The distribution of the mosquitos of Tanganyika in relation to zoogeography and climate.
2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 352 Wallace also did pioneering work in zoogeography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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