zoogeological, adj.

zoogeological
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Revised 2017

# zoogeologicaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoogeological mean?

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

### How is the adjective zoogeological pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoo-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)dʒiəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoo-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-jee-uh-LAH-juh-kuhl
/ˌzuəˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-jee-uh-LAH-juh-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zoogeological come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoogeological is in the 1840s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoogeological is from 1841, in the writing of Edward Forbes, natural historian.

### Nearby entries

1. zoofulvin, n. 1871–
2. zoogamete, n. 1879–
3. zoogene, n. 1820–69
4. zoogenic, adj. 1842–
5. zoogeny, n. 1826–
6. zoogeographer, n. 1868–
7. zoogeographic, adj. 1875–
8. zoogeographical, adj. 1864–
9. zoogeographically, adv. 1883–
10. zoogeography, n. 1851–
11. zoogeological, adj.1841–
12. zoogeologist, n. 1844–
13. zoogeology, n. 1838–
14. zoogloea, n. 1861–
15. zoogloeal, adj. 1879–
16. zoogloeic, adj. 1883–
17. zoogonic, adj. 1787–
18. zoogonidium, n. 1857–
19. zoogony, n. 1675–
20. zoograph, n. 1623
21. zoographer, n. 1646–

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1841–
   Of or relating to zoogeology.
   1. 1841

      > Zoo-geological considerations on the freshwater Mollusca.

      E. Forbes in Annals & Magazine of Natural History vol. 6 241 (title)
   2. 1883

      > At this stage in the zoö-geological scale..the line of the bony fishes branched off, while the upward line developed into the twelfth stage, called Dipneusta.

      Kansas City Rev. Sci. & Industry vol. 6 134
   3. 1997

      > Zoogeological explanations are given for the relatively depauperate fauna present today.

      Bulletin Ecol. Society of Amer. vol. 78 39/2
   earth sciences
   1. zoogeological 1841–
      Of or relating to zoogeology.
   2. palaeogeological 1882–
      Of or relating to palaeogeology.
   3. palaeogeologic 1933–
      Of or relating to palaeogeology.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoo-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)dʒiəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoo-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoh-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)dʒiəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/
zoh-oh-jee-uh-LOJ-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-jee-uh-LAH-juh-kuhl
/ˌzuəˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-jee-uh-LAH-juh-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

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

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