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Zoology
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a branch of science that deals with animals

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Zoology is a multidisciplinary field that intersects with ecology, genetics, and evolutionary biology.
The zoology department at the university conducts research on a wide range of animal species.
The study of zoology involves learning about the diversity of animal life on Earth.
What is "zoology"?

Zoology is the scientific study of animals, including their behavior, anatomy, physiology, and interactions with their environment. Zoologists research how animals adapt to their habitats, how they communicate, and how ecosystems function. Zoology also plays a role in conservation, studying endangered species and providing insights into how to protect animal biodiversity.

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Hierarchy
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the grouping of people into different levels or ranks according to their power or importance within a society or system

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Taxonomy
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the systematic classification of plants and animals, based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

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/sˈʌbspiːsˌiːz/
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a taxonomic rank below species that represents a distinct population within a species, exhibiting consistent differences from other populations

Subtribe
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a taxonomic rank used in biological classification that is lower than a tribe and higher than a genus

Division
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a taxonomic rank used to classify organisms that is below kingdom and above class

Variety
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a taxonomic rank below that of subspecies and refers to distinct forms of a species that differ in minor ways

Form
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a collection of organisms within a species that have small differences from other similar groups

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a taxonomic rank that is lower than phylum and higher than class

Subclass
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a taxonomic rank that comes between class and order, and includes one or more related orders

Superorder
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/sˈuːpɚɹˌɔːɹdɚ/
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a taxonomic rank that is used to group related orders within a subclass or class of organisms

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a taxonomic rank that comes below the order and above the infraorder

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a taxonomic rank below the order level and above the family level, comprising closely related families of organisms

Realm
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a distinct and broad type of habitat or ecological region occupied by various animal species, characterized by specific environmental conditions and biological communities

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the collective existence of living organisms and their characteristics, such as growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli

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the highest taxonomic rank of organisms, above the kingdom level, which groups organisms based on their molecular, biochemical, and structural characteristics

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Kingdom
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the highest taxonomic classification that categorizes organisms, comprising five major biological groups

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(biology) a taxonomic category between a class and a kingdom

Class
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(biology) a taxonomic category ranking between a division and an order

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(biology) a taxonomic category between a class and a family

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(biology) a taxonomic category that is between genus and order

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(biology) any of the groups that plants, animals, etc. with similar characteristics are divided into, which is larger than a species and smaller than a family

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a group that animals, plants, etc. of the same type which are capable of producing healthy offspring with each other are divided into

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Cladistics
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a method of classification in biology that groups organisms based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships

Genetic
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relating to the study of genes

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something that is considered typical of a person, place, or thing and identifies them

Kingdom animalia
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a group of living things that includes all animals, which are multicellular organisms that can move, eat, and reproduce sexually

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Subfamily
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a taxonomic category that ranks below the family level and above the genus level, typically consisting of related genera

Tribe
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a taxonomic rank that comes between a subfamily and a genus, consisting of one or more genera that share certain characteristics

Subgenus
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a taxonomic rank used in biological classification that is lower than a genus but higher than a species

Race
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(biology) a taxonomic category below species that has a distinct feature from other groups in the same species

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