- Zoogeography
- Zoogeography o`["o]*ge*og"ra*phy, n. [Zo["o]- + geography.] The study or description of the geographical distribution of animals. [1913 Webster]
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Zoogeography
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Zoogeography — is the branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of animal species and their attributes. That makes Zoogeography the study of patterns of biodiversity regarding time and space. Overview Zoogeography… … Wikipedia
zoogeography — [zō΄ə jē äg′rə fē] n. [ ZOO + GEOGRAPHY] the science dealing with the geographical distribution of animals; specif., the study of the relationship between specific animal forms and species and the regions in which they live zoogeographer n.… … English World dictionary
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zoogeography — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1868 a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
zoogeography — n. [Gr. zoon, animal; ge, earth; graphein, to write] 1. The science of geographical distribution of animals. 2. The environmental relationships that cause the distribution … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
zoogeography — zoogeographer, n. zoogeographic /zoh euh jee euh graf ik/, zoogeographical, adj. zoogeographically, adv. /zoh euh jee og reuh fee/, n. 1. the science dealing with the geographical distribution of animals. 2. the study of the causes, effects, and… … Universalium
zoogeography — noun The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species … Wiktionary
zoogeography — The geography of animals; the study of the distribution of animals on the earth s surface. * * * zoo·ge·og·ra·phy .zō ə jē äg rə fē n, pl phies a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographical distribution of animals and esp. with the… … Medical dictionary
zoogeography — study of geographic distribution of animals Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
zoogeography — n. study of geographical distribution of animals and of connection between them and their environment … English contemporary dictionary
