zootomical, adj.

zootomical
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# zootomicaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zootomical mean?

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

### How common is the adjective zootomical?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1790 | 0.0023
1800 | 0.0036
1810 | 0.0039
1820 | 0.004
1830 | 0.0043
1840 | 0.0044
1850 | 0.0046
1860 | 0.0043
1870 | 0.0033
1880 | 0.0028
1890 | 0.0025
1900 | 0.002
1910 | 0.0019
1920 | 0.0017
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0013
1950 | 0.001
1960 | 0.0007
1970 | 0.0006
1980 | 0.0003
1990 | 0.0003
2000 | 0.0003
2010 | 0.0003

### How is the adjective zootomical pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈtɒmᵻkl/
zoo-uh-TOM-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊəˈtɒmᵻkl/
zoh-uh-TOM-uh-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈtɑmək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-TAH-muh-kuhl
/ˌzu(ə)ˈtɑmək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-TAH-muh-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zootomical come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the adjective zootomical is in the late 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for zootomical is from 1799, in the writing of R. Townson.

zootomical is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zootomy n., ‑ical suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zootechny, n. 1841–
2. zootheca, n. 1852–
3. zoothecium, n. 1880–
4. zootheism, n. 1879–
5. zootheist, n. 1879–
6. zootheistic, adj. 1879–
7. zoothome, n. 1872–
8. zootic, adj. 1816–
9. zootokon, n. 1661
10. zootomic, adj. 1801–
11. zootomical, adj.1799–
12. zootomically, adv. 1849–
13. zootomist, n. 1663–
14. zootomy, n. 1663–
15. zootoxin, n. 1906–
16. zootrophy, n. 1877–
17. zoot suit, n. 1942–
18. zoot-suited, adj. 1942–
19. zoot-suiter, n. 1942–
20. zooty, adj. 1942–
21. zootype, n. 1883–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
< zootomy n. + ‑ical suffix.

## Meaning & use

Now rare and chiefly historical.

1. 1799–
   Of or relating to zootomy (comparative or animal anatomy).
   1. 1799

      > Frequent references are made to zootomical writers.

      R. Townson, Tracts & Observ. Natural History & Physiology 32
   2. 1833

      > The zootomical investigations of Moreschi of Milan.

      R. E. Grant in Lancet 12 October 93/2
   3. 1886

      > It is not to be expected that all would recognize in it [sc. the word adrenal] the zoötomical mononym for the anthropotomical polynym, supra-renal capsule.

      Nation 28 October 356/3
   4. 1902

      > Wiegmann was an ardent student of malacology, and all his zootomical researches are distinguished by accuracy and thoroughness.

      Journal Malacology vol. 9 24
   5. 1985

      > In his second academic year.., Cecil started specializing in zoology, spending all the time he could spare in the zootomical laboratory.

      Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Society vol. 31 296
   6. 2003

      > These comprise a systematic index as well as an accompanying book listing the items added to the anthropotomical and zootomical chambers.

      Theory in Biosci. vol. 122 152
   animals historical
   1. zootomical 1799–
      Of or relating to zootomy (comparative or animal anatomy).
   2. zootomic 1801–
      Of or relating to zootomy; = zootomical, adj.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuː(ə)ˈtɒmᵻkl/
zoo-uh-TOM-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊəˈtɒmᵻkl/
zoh-uh-TOM-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈtɑmək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-TAH-muh-kuhl
/ˌzu(ə)ˈtɑmək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-TAH-muh-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.

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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

## Forms

### Variant forms

See zootomy n. and ‑ical suffix.

## Frequency

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

zootomical 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 zootomical, adj., 1790–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1790 | 0.0023
1800 | 0.0036
1810 | 0.0039
1820 | 0.004
1830 | 0.0043
1840 | 0.0044
1850 | 0.0046
1860 | 0.0043
1870 | 0.0033
1880 | 0.0028
1890 | 0.0025
1900 | 0.002
1910 | 0.0019
1920 | 0.0017
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0013
1950 | 0.001
1960 | 0.0007
1970 | 0.0006
1980 | 0.0003
1990 | 0.0003
2000 | 0.0003
2010 | 0.0003

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zootomically, adv. 1849–
   As regards zootomy.

Originally published as part of the entry for zootomy, n.

zootomical, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zootomical, adj. was last modified in July 2023.