zoogeography
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zo·o·ge·og·ra·phy
(zō′ə-jē-ŏg′rə-fē)n.
The biological study of the geographic distribution of animals, especially the causes and effects of such distribution.
zo′o·ge·og′ra·pher n.
zo′o·ge′o·graph′ic (-ə-grăf′ĭk), zo′o·ge′o·graph′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
zo′o·ge′o·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
zoogeography
(ˌzəʊədʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Zoology) the branch of zoology concerned with the geographical distribution of animals
ˌzoogeˈographer n
zoogeographic, ˌzooˌgeoˈgraphical adj
ˌzooˌgeoˈgraphically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
zo•o•ge•og•ra•phy
(ˌzoʊ ə dʒiˈɒg rə fi)n.
the scientific study of the distribution of animals around the world and their interactions with their environment.
[1865–70]
zo`o•ge•og′ra•pher, n.
zo`o•ge`o•graph′ic (-əˈgræf ɪk) zo`o•ge`o•graph′i•cal, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
zoogeography
1. the study of the geographical distribution of animals.
2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. — zoogeographer, n.
See also: Zoology2. the study of the causes, effects, and other relations involved in such distributions. — zoogeographer, n.
the distribution of animal life by geographical location. — zoogeographer, n. — zoogeographic, zoogeographical, adj.
See also: Animals-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations
zoogéographie