zoophysiology, n.

zoophysiology
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Revised 2017

# zoophysiologynoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoophysiology mean?

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

### How common is the noun zoophysiology?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1800 | 0.0004
1810 | 0.0003
1820 | 0.0002
1830 | 0.0002
1840 | 0.00004
1850 | 0.00006
1860 | 0.00006
1870 | 0.00006
1880 | 0.00006
1890 | 0.00007
1900 | 0.00007
1910 | 0.00006
1920 | 0.0001
1930 | 0.0003
1940 | 0.0005
1950 | 0.0008
1960 | 0.0008
1970 | 0.0009
1980 | 0.0009
1990 | 0.0009
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0008

### How is the noun zoophysiology pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)fɪziˈɒlədʒi/
zoo-oh-fiz-ee-OL-uh-jee
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)fɪziˈɒlədʒi/
zoh-oh-fiz-ee-OL-uh-jee

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
zoh-uh-fiz-ee-AH-luh-jee
/ˌzuəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
zoo-uh-fiz-ee-AH-luh-jee

### Where does the noun zoophysiology come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the noun zoophysiology is in the 1800s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoophysiology is from 1803, in Agric. Magazine.

### Nearby entries

1. zoophilia, n. 1894–
2. zoophilic, adj. 1884–
3. zoophilism, n. 1867–
4. zoophilist, n. 1829–
5. zoophilite, n. 1879–
6. zoophilous, adj. 1881–
7. zoophily, n. 1830–
8. zoophobia, n. 1888–
9. zoophysical, adj. 1820–
10. zoophysics, n. 1887–
11. zoophysiology, n.1803–
12. zoophytal, adj. 1756–
13. zoophyte, n. 1606–
14. zoophytic, adj. 1808–
15. zoophytical, adj. 1779–
16. zoophytish, adj. 1854–80
17. zoophytist, n. 1814–62
18. zoophytography, n. 1735–1905
19. zoophytoid, adj. 1854–83
20. zoophytological, adj. 1823–
21. zoophytologist, n. 1835–

## Etymology

After German Zoophysiologie (1789 or earlier).

## Meaning & use

1. 1803–
   Animal physiology.
   1. 1803

      > The second [sc. volume, of a German work by F. Pilger] contains the zootomy and zoophysiology.

      Agric. Magazine March 215
   2. 1865

      > [Zoology] divides itself into many..branches, amongst which we indicate..Zoophysiology, or the science of the functions of the organs.

      Natural History Review July 352
   3. 1967

      > Graduate students are currently enrolled in research programs towards the Ph.D. in zoophysiology.

      Arctic vol. 20 139/2
   4. 2010

      > West is a Professor Emeritus of Zoophysiology at the University of Alaska.

      Wilson Journal Ornithology vol. 122 819/1
   animals physiology
   1. tetrapodology 1764–1860
      A treatise on quadrupeds; the branch of zoology concerned with quadrupeds.
   2. zoophysiology 1803–
      Animal physiology.
   3. animal science 1819–
      (Originally) the branch of natural science or biology dealing with the animal kingdom (= zoology, n. 1) (now rare); spec. (in later use) zoological…
   4. zoochemistry 1835–
      The biochemistry of animals.
   5. animal psychology 1838–
      The study of animal behaviour; ethology.
   6. marine zoology 1840–
      The study of animals living in the sea.
   7. palaeozoology 1843–
      The branch of zoology that deals with extinct and fossil animals.
   8. zoogeography 1851–
      The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this. Cf. biogeography, n., phytogeography, n.
   9. cainozoology 1861–
      (See quot.)
   10. zoography 1869–
       The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this; = zoogeography, n.
   11. ethology 1874–
       Zoology. Originally: the scientific study of the natural history or ecology of animals (now historical and rare). In later use: the scientific…
   12. zoophysics 1887–
       The scientific study of the physical structure of animals; comparative anatomy.
   13. animal behaviour 1888–
       The behaviour of animals; (in later use) esp. the study of this as a branch of zoology (cf. ethology, n. 4).
   14. neontology 1889–
       The branch of biology, esp. of zoology, concerned with extant or recently living organisms, as opposed to fossil or extinct forms. Often contrasted…
   15. zoopraxography 1891–
       a. The branch of knowledge that deals with animal motion. b. A series of photographs of a moving subject, esp. an animal, used to portray…
   16. ethnozoology 1899–
       The traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning animals; the scientific study or description of this.
   17. behavioural scientist 1940–
       An expert in or student of one or more of the behavioural sciences.
   18. zoosemiotics 1963–
       (In plural with singular agreement) the study of communication through semiosis or the use of signs, within and across animal species.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)fɪziˈɒlədʒi/
zoo-oh-fiz-ee-OL-uh-jee
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)fɪziˈɒlədʒi/
zoh-oh-fiz-ee-OL-uh-jee

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
zoh-uh-fiz-ee-AH-luh-jee
/ˌzuəˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
zoo-uh-fiz-ee-AH-luh-jee

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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.

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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.

####

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

## Frequency

zoophysiology typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zoophysiology is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zoophysiology, n., 1800–2010

* 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
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1800 | 0.0004
1810 | 0.0003
1820 | 0.0002
1830 | 0.0002
1840 | 0.00004
1850 | 0.00006
1860 | 0.00006
1870 | 0.00006
1880 | 0.00006
1890 | 0.00007
1900 | 0.00007
1910 | 0.00006
1920 | 0.0001
1930 | 0.0003
1940 | 0.0005
1950 | 0.0008
1960 | 0.0008
1970 | 0.0009
1980 | 0.0009
1990 | 0.0009
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0008

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

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