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zoophysics

zoophysics noun: the study of the structure of animal bodies; comparative anatomy.

Noun

zoophysics (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of the structure of animal bodies; comparative anatomy.
    • In 1865, he did advanced study in Zoophysics and Zoochemistry while on the Philosophical Faculty at the University of Bonn, and he received his medical degree in 1866.2013, Gilbert Gottlieb, Behavioral Embryology

Origin of zoophysics

From zoo- + physics.

Questions about zoophysics

What does zoophysics mean?
Zoophysics means the study of the structure of animal bodies; comparative anatomy.
What part of speech is zoophysics?
Zoophysics is a noun.

Words near zoophysics in the dictionary

  1. zoophorous
  2. zoophorouses
  3. zoophorus
  4. zoophyllic
  5. zoophysical
  6. zoophysics
  7. zoophysiological
  8. zoophysiologist
  9. zoophysiologists
  10. zoophysiology
  11. zoophytal

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