zoopathologist, n.

zoopathologist
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Revised 2017

# zoopathologistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoopathologist mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoopathologist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zoopathologist pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)pəˈθɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-puh-THOL-uh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)pəˈθɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-puh-THOL-uh-jist

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəpəˈθɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-puh-THAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuəpəˈθɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-puh-THAH-luh-juhst

### Where does the noun zoopathologist come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zoopathologist is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoopathologist is from 1898, in Announcem. New York State Vet. College 1898–9.

### Nearby entries

1. zoonomical, adj. 1800–
2. zoonomist, n. 1800–99
3. zoonomy, n. 1800–
4. zoonosis, n. 1873–
5. zoonosologist, n. 1860–
6. zoonosology, n. 1845–
7. zoonotic, adj. 1877–
8. zoon politikon, n. 1895–
9. zoonters, int. a1763–
10. zoo-organic, adj. 1821–90
11. zoopathologist, n.1898–
12. zoopathology, n. 1841–
13. zoophagan, n. & adj. 1835–
14. zoophagic, adj. 1903–
15. zoophagous, adj. 1788–
16. zoophagy, n. 1849–
17. zoophile, n. 1885–
18. zoophilia, n. 1894–
19. zoophilic, adj. 1884–
20. zoophilism, n. 1867–
21. zoophilist, n. 1829–

## Meaning & use

Now historical.

1. 1898–
   An expert or specialist in zoopathology; an animal pathologist; cf. zoonosologist n.
   1. 1898

      > The special value of the course lies in its wide scope.., the aim being not to make students hippo-pathologists only, but zoöpathologists.

      Announcem. New York State Vet. College 1898–9 30
   2. 1936

      > It is the season of the year when in the principal hotel lobbies of the United States it would be impossible to throw a brick without hitting an archaeologist or..a sociologist or a zoopathologist.

      New York Times 3 January 18/4
   3. 1991

      > The development of a vaccine against Siberian plague..interested first and foremost Russian cattle-dealers, veterinarians, and zoopathologists.

      T. I. Ulyankina in P.-A. Cazenave & G. P. Talwar, Immunology: Pasteur's Heritage iv. 38
   pathology historical
   1. zoonosologist 1860–
      An expert or specialist in zoonosology.
   2. zoopathologist 1898–
      An expert or specialist in zoopathology; an animal pathologist; cf. zoonosologist, n.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)pəˈθɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-puh-THOL-uh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)pəˈθɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-puh-THOL-uh-jist

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəpəˈθɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-puh-THAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuəpəˈθɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-puh-THAH-luh-juhst

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.