Definitions for ethology

ethology e·thol·o·gy

Spelling: [ee-thol-uh-jee, ih-thol-]
IPA: /iˈθɒl ə dʒi, ɪˈθɒl-/

Ethology is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in ethology (eghlooty).

Definitions for ethology

noun

  1. the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.

Origin of ethology

1895-1900; earlier, as the study of relations between an organism and its environment French éthologie, coined by French zoologist I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-61); see Examples for ethology

Etholog′ic, -al, relating to ethology: treating of morality.

As in ethology and other deductive sciences, so in Statistics and History there are empirical laws.

I remark by anticipation that this expression implies a reference to Mill's ethology, of which I shall have to speak.

It must itself depend on laws of mind and character (psychology and ethology).

Word Value for ethology
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

Similar words for ethology
Word of the day