zoologico-, comb. form

zoologico
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Revised 2017

# zoologico-combining form

## Earlier version

- zoologico- in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### Where does the combining form zoologico- come from?

zoologico- is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zoologic adj., ‑o‑ connective.

### Nearby entries

1. Zooks, int. 1600–
2. zoolater, n. 1876–
3. zoolatrous, adj. 1876–
4. zoolatry, n. 1784–
5. zoolite, n. 1768–
6. zoologer, n. 1663–
7. zoologic, adj. 1766–
8. zoological, adj. & n. 1686–
9. zoological garden, n. 1827–
10. zoologically, adv. 1799–
11. zoologico-, comb. form
12. zoologico-archaeologist, n. 1864
13. zoologist, n. 1663–
14. zoologize, v. 1830–
15. zoologizing, n. 1815–
16. zoology, n. 1663–
17. zoom, n. 1917–
18. zoom, v.¹ 1886–
19. Zoom, v.² 2014–
20. zoom, int. 1856–
21. zoomable, adj. 1972–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zoologic adj., ‑o‑ connective.
< zoologic adj. + ‑o‑ connective.

Compare post-classical Latin zoologico- (1661 or earlier…
< zoologic adj. + ‑o‑ connective.

Compare post-classical Latin zoologico- (1661 or earlier).

### Notes

Formations in English are found from the early 19th cent.

## Meaning & use

1. 1.
   Forming adjectives with the sense ‘zoological and ——’.
   1. 1822

      > They were sober and rational in comparison with the pretensions of our zoologico-ethical philosophers.

      Eclectic Review June 483
   2. 1865

      > Letters announcing the transmission of publications were received from the Zoologico-Botanical Society at Vienna.

      Proceedings of American Philosophical Society 1862–4 vol. 9 277
   3. 1884

      > Dr. Wille gave an account of his researches this summer at the zoologico-botanic station.

      Nature 23 October 628/1
   4. 1965

      > Results of the zoologico-botanical expedition to China.

      Pesticides Documentation Bulletin vol. 1 165/1
   5. 2015

      > The SCV [= State Collection of Viruses] uses the following methods to carry out its task: (i) clinical, epidemiological, and zoologico-parasitological methods, for field material collection during epidemic outbreaks.

      D. K. Lvov et al., Zoonotic Viruses Northern Eurasia ii. 27/2
2. 2.
   1. zoologico-archaeologist, n. 1864
      A person who studies the animal remains from…

## Pronunciation

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. zoologico-botanical

### British English

/zuː(ə)ˌlɒdʒᵻkəʊbəˈtanᵻkl/
zoo-uh-loj-uh-koh-buh-TAN-uh-kuhl
/zəʊəˌlɒdʒᵻkəʊbəˈtanᵻkl/
zoh-uh-loj-uh-koh-buh-TAN-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌlɑdʒəkoʊbəˈtænək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-lah-juh-koh-buh-TAN-uh-kuhl
/ˌzu(ə)ˌlɑdʒəkoʊbəˈtænək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-lah-juh-koh-buh-TAN-uh-kuhl

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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

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zoologico-archaeologist, n. 1864
   A person who studies the animal remains from…

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

zoologico-, comb. form was last modified in December 2024.