zoologico-archaeologist, n.

zoologico-archaeologist
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Revised 2017

# † zoologico-archaeologistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoologico-archaeologist mean?

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

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the 1860s.

### Where does the noun zoologico-archaeologist come from?

Earliest known use

1860s

The only known use of the noun zoologico-archaeologist is in the 1860s.

OED's only evidence for zoologico-archaeologist is from 1864, in Natural History Review.

### Nearby entries

1. zoolater, n. 1876–
2. zoolatrous, adj. 1876–
3. zoolatry, n. 1784–
4. zoolite, n. 1768–
5. zoologer, n. 1663–
6. zoologic, adj. 1766–
7. zoological, adj. & n. 1686–
8. zoological garden, n. 1827–
9. zoologically, adv. 1799–
10. zoologico-, comb. form
11. zoologico-archaeologist, n.1864
12. zoologist, n. 1663–
13. zoologize, v. 1830–
14. zoologizing, n. 1815–
15. zoology, n. 1663–
16. zoom, n. 1917–
17. zoom, v.¹ 1886–
18. Zoom, v.² 2014–
19. zoom, int. 1856–
20. zoomable, adj. 1972–
21. zoomagnetism, n. 1824–

## Meaning & use

Obsolete rare.

1. 1864
   A person who studies the animal remains from archaeological sites; = zooarchaeologist n.
   1. 1864

      > The admirable researches of the Danish and Swiss zoologico-archaeologists.

      Natural History Review July 447
   archaeology animals
   1. faunist 1766–
      One who studies or treats of the fauna of a country or district.
   2. marine zoologist 1862–
      A person engaged in or expert in marine zoology.
   3. zoologico-archaeologist 1864
      A person who studies the animal remains from archaeological sites; = zooarchaeologist, n.
   4. zoogeographer 1868–
      An expert or specialist in zoogeography.
   5. neontologist 1889–
      An expert in or student of neontology. Often contrasted with palaeontologist.
   6. animal psychologist 1894–
      An expert or specialist in animal psychology.
   7. palaeozoologist 1897–
      An expert in or student of palaeozoology.
   8. ethologist 1905–
      Zoology. An expert in or student of the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
   9. animal behaviourist 1914–
      An expert or specialist in animal behaviour; an ethologist; spec. a person who specializes in the treatment of behavioural and emotional problems of…
   10. archaeozoologist 1938–
       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…
   11. neo-zoologist
       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…
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Originally published as part of the entry for zoologico-, comb. form

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