zoogeographernoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoogeographer mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoogeographer. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoogeographer?
| 1860 | 0.002 |
| 1870 | 0.0021 |
| 1880 | 0.0023 |
| 1890 | 0.0027 |
| 1900 | 0.0037 |
| 1910 | 0.005 |
| 1920 | 0.027 |
| 1930 | 0.029 |
| 1940 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 0.031 |
| 1960 | 0.031 |
| 1970 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.029 |
| 1990 | 0.0072 |
| 2000 | 0.006 |
| 2010 | 0.0048 |
How is the noun zoogeographer pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoogeographer come from?
Earliest known use
1860s
The earliest known use of the noun zoogeographer is in the 1860s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoogeographer is from 1868, in Proceedings of Zoological Society.
zoogeographer is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, geographer n.
Nearby entries
- zooecial, adj.1873–
- zooecium, n.1871–
- zooerythrin, n.1871–
- zooflagellate, n. & adj.1911–
- zooful, n.1914–
- zoofulvin, n.1871–
- zoogamete, n.1879–
- zoogene, n.1820–69
- zoogenic, adj.1842–
- zoogeny, n.1826–
- zoogeographer, n.1868–
- zoogeographic, adj.1875–
- zoogeographical, adj.1864–
- zoogeographically, adv.1883–
- zoogeography, n.1851–
- zoogeological, adj.1841–
- zoogeologist, n.1844–
- zoogeology, n.1838–
- zoogloea, n.1861–
- zoogloeal, adj.1879–
- zoogloeic, adj.1883–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1868–An expert or specialist in zoogeography.
- 1868
No zoogeographer would ever think of representing the Right Whale, the White Whale, the Narwhal, or the Walrus as regular members of the British fauna.
Proceedings of Zoological Society 28 May 338 - 1875
It is therefore..the business of the zoogeographer, who wishes to arrive at the truth, to ascertain what groups of animals are wanting in any particular locality.
Encyclopædia Britannica vol. III. 738/1 - 1919
It is possible that zoögeographers and anthropogeographers would hold similar opinions as to the treatment of many problems concerning the well-understood organic elements of landscapes.
Geographical Review vol. 8 272 - 1952
One zoologist may be a coleopterist.., and still another a zoogeographer.
Syst. Zoology vol. 1 26/1 - 2000
Zoogeographers..have long understood that carnivores stranded on islands are likely to become extinct.
New York Review of Books 11 May 31/2
- faunist1766–One who studies or treats of the fauna of a country or district.
- marine zoologist1862–A person engaged in or expert in marine zoology.
- A person who studies the animal remains from archaeological sites; = zooarchaeologist, n.
- zoogeographer1868–An expert or specialist in zoogeography.
- neontologist1889–An expert in or student of neontology. Often contrasted with palaeontologist.
- animal psychologist1894–An expert or specialist in animal psychology.
- palaeozoologist1897–An expert in or student of palaeozoology.
- ethologist1905–Zoology. An expert in or student of the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
- animal behaviourist1914–An expert or specialist in animal behaviour; an ethologist; spec. a person who specializes in the treatment of behavioural and emotional problems of…
- archaeozoologist1938–a. An expert or specialist in the study of extinct or fossil animals (= palaeozoologist, n.) (rare); b. an expert or specialist in the study of…
- Used in words denoting those who study extant or recent forms of plants, animals, etc. (as opposed to fossil or extinct forms), or the area of study…
- zoogeographer1868–An expert or specialist in zoogeography.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
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
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.
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
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.
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
Forms
Variant forms
- 1800s–zoogeographer, zoögeographer
Frequency
zoogeographer typically occurs about 0.02 times per million words in modern written English.
zoogeographer is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoogeographer, n., 1860–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1860 | 0.002 |
| 1870 | 0.0021 |
| 1880 | 0.0023 |
| 1890 | 0.0027 |
| 1900 | 0.0037 |
| 1910 | 0.005 |
| 1920 | 0.027 |
| 1930 | 0.029 |
| 1940 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 0.031 |
| 1960 | 0.031 |
| 1970 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.029 |
| 1990 | 0.0072 |
| 2000 | 0.006 |
| 2010 | 0.0048 |