ethology

Noun

Meaning

A treatise on morality; ethics.

The science of the formation of character, national and collective as well as individual.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ornithology biology anatomy zoology entomology anthropology casuistry empiricism hedonism sociobiology taxidermy herpetology malacology stoicism mammalogy
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Hypernyms

zoology zoological science

Related terms

ethologist

Phrases with the word

evolutionary ethology

Anagrams

theology

Examples

Ethology Kelp gull chicks peck at red spot on mother's beak to stimulate the regurgitating reflex. Source: Internet

His influence on a younger generation of ethologists ; and his popular works, were important in bringing ethology to the attention of the general public. Source: Internet

In 1936 he met Dutch biologist Nikolaas Tinbergen, and the two collaborated in developing ethology as a separate sub-discipline of biology. Source: Internet

Ethology is a combination of laboratory and field science, with strong ties to ecology and evolution. Source: Internet

Ethology is a rapidly growing field. Source: Internet

In 1972, the International Society for Human Ethology was founded to promote exchange of knowledge and opinions concerning human behaviour gained by applying ethological principles and methods and published their journal, The Human Ethology Bulletin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ethological ethologically ethologist ethomic ethomics ethopabate