zoogeologist, n.

zoogeologist
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Revised 2017

# zoogeologistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoogeologist mean?

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

### How is the noun zoogeologist pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-jee-OL-uh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-jee-OL-uh-jist

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊədʒiˈɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-jee-AH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuədʒiˈɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-jee-AH-luh-juhst

### Where does the noun zoogeologist come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zoogeologist is in the 1840s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoogeologist is from 1844, in Rep. 13th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843.

### Nearby entries

1. zoogamete, n. 1879–
2. zoogene, n. 1820–69
3. zoogenic, adj. 1842–
4. zoogeny, n. 1826–
5. zoogeographer, n. 1868–
6. zoogeographic, adj. 1875–
7. zoogeographical, adj. 1864–
8. zoogeographically, adv. 1883–
9. zoogeography, n. 1851–
10. zoogeological, adj. 1841–
11. zoogeologist, n.1844–
12. zoogeology, n. 1838–
13. zoogloea, n. 1861–
14. zoogloeal, adj. 1879–
15. zoogloeic, adj. 1883–
16. zoogonic, adj. 1787–
17. zoogonidium, n. 1857–
18. zoogony, n. 1675–
19. zoograph, n. 1623
20. zoographer, n. 1646–
21. zoographic, adj. 1741–

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1844–
   An expert or specialist in zoogeology.
   1. 1844

      > Similar considerations respecting the other regions in depth must occur to the zoo-geologist.

      Rep. 13th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1843 178
   2. 1861

      > It is mainly as a zoo-geologist or palæontologist that he will take rank.

      A. Geikie, Memoir of Edward Forbes xv. 537
   3. 1979

      > The attentive ‘zoo-geologist’ might deduce the probable depth zone in which the assemblage had originally lived.

      Journal Hist. Biology vol. 12 336
   earth sciences
   1. zoogeologist 1844–
      An expert or specialist in zoogeology.
   2. palaeogeologist 1940–
      An expert in or student of palaeogeology.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-jee-OL-uh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-jee-OL-uh-jist

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊədʒiˈɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-jee-AH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuədʒiˈɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-jee-AH-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.