ethology
UK/iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi//ɪˈθɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
ethology noun: the scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
Noun
ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)
ethology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Vietnamese
ethology in Hindi
- study of human and animal behaviour
- आचारशास्त्र ācārśāstra
ethology in Tamil
- பண்பாண்மை ஆய்வு நூல், நடத்தையியல், மனிதப் பழக்கங்கள் விலங்கினநடத்தயியல், விலங்கு நடத்தை, சூழ்நிலைத் தகைவு முதலியவற்றை ஆராயுந்துறை
ethology in Malay
- study of human and animal behaviour
- kaji tingkah laku, etologi
ethology in Vietnamese
- study of human and animal behaviour
- phong tục học, tập tính học
Forms of ethology
| plural | ethologies |
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Origin of ethology
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.
Words formed from ethology
Words that rhyme with ethology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about ethology
- What does ethology mean?
- Ethology means the scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
- What is ethology in Hindi?
- Ethology in Hindi is आचारशास्त्र (ācārśāstra). See Ethology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ethology?
- Ethology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ethology?
- Ethology is pronounced /iːˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ethology?
- The plural of ethology is ethologies.
Words near ethology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ethology (page history and authors); ethology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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