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† zoologico-archaeologistnoun
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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
- zoolater, n.1876–
- zoolatrous, adj.1876–
- zoolatry, n.1784–
- zoolite, n.1768–
- zoologer, n.1663–
- zoologic, adj.1766–
- zoological, adj. & n.1686–
- zoological garden, n.1827–
- zoologically, adv.1799–
- zoologico-, comb. form
- zoologico-archaeologist, n.1864
- zoologist, n.1663–
- zoologize, v.1830–
- zoologizing, n.1815–
- zoology, n.1663–
- zoom, n.1917–
- zoom, v.¹1886–
- Zoom, v.²2014–
- zoom, int.1856–
- zoomable, adj.1972–
- zoomagnetism, n.1824–
Meaning & use
Obsolete rare.
- 1864A person who studies the animal remains from archaeological sites; = zooarchaeologist n.
- 1864
The admirable researches of the Danish and Swiss zoologico-archaeologists.
Natural History Review July 447
- faunist1766–One who studies or treats of the fauna of a country or district.
- marine zoologist1862–A person engaged in or expert in marine zoology.
- A person who studies the animal remains from archaeological sites; = zooarchaeologist, n.
- zoogeographer1868–An expert or specialist in zoogeography.
- neontologist1889–An expert in or student of neontology. Often contrasted with palaeontologist.
- animal psychologist1894–An expert or specialist in animal psychology.
- palaeozoologist1897–An expert in or student of palaeozoology.
- ethologist1905–Zoology. An expert in or student of the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
- animal behaviourist1914–An expert or specialist in animal behaviour; an ethologist; spec. a person who specializes in the treatment of behavioural and emotional problems of…
- archaeozoologist1938–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…
- 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…