zoosophy, n.

zoosophy
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# † zoosophynoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoosophy mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun zoosophy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1840s.

### Where does the noun zoosophy come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The earliest known use of the noun zoosophy is in the mid 1600s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoosophy is from 1662, in a translation by John Chandler.

### Nearby entries

1. zooplanktonic, adj. 1912–
2. zooplastic, adj. a1855–
3. zoopraxinoscope, n. 1889–
4. zoopraxiscope, n. 1881–
5. zoopraxography, n. 1891–
6. zoopsychology, n. 1847–
7. zooscopic, adj. 1817–
8. zooscopy, n. 1891–
9. zoosematic, adj. 1898–1909
10. zoosemiotics, n. 1963–
11. zoosophy, n.1662–1848
12. zoosperm, n. 1824–
13. zoospermatic, adj. 1845–79
14. zoosporangiophore, n. 1889–
15. zoosporangium, n. 1862–
16. zoospore, n. 1842–
17. zoosporic, adj. 1854–
18. zoosporous, adj. 1845–
19. zoot, n. 1942–
20. zootaxy, n. 1833–
21. zootechnic, adj. 1861–

## Etymology

In sense (a) after post-classical Latin zoosophia (1648 in the passage translated in quot. 1662); in sense after (b) German Zoosophie (1831 in the passage translated in quot. 1847).

## Meaning & use

Obsolete.

1. 1662–1848
   The knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a) animal husbandry; (b) the branch of biology concerned with animals and their development; zoology.
   In sense (b) only with reference to the terminology of Lorenz Oken (1779–1851); cf. phytosophy n.
   1. 1662

      > The other Son..noted the properties and Societies of living Creatures; whence by the undoubted hope of a Flock, a quiet life is led: This indeed, was Zoosophie [Latin zoosophia] or the wisdom of keeping living Creatures together.

      J. Chandler, translation of J. B. van Helmont, Oriatrike 163
   2. 1847

      > Biology, therefore, divides into Organogeny, Phytosophy and Zoosophy [German Zoosophie].

      A. Tulk, translation of L. Oken, Elements of Physiophilosophy 3
   3. 1848

      > Zoösophy, inquiring into the development of animals.

      J. B. Stallo, Philosophy of Nature 231
   agriculture animals
   1. zoosophy 1662–1848
      The knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a) animal husbandry; (b) the branch of biology concerned with animals and their development; zoology.
   2. zoology 1663–
      The branch of natural history or biology dealing with animals; the scientific study of the morphology, classification, physiology, behaviour, and…
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   1. rearing a1398–
      The action or practice of bringing a person, animal, or (occasionally) plant to maturity or to a certain stage of growth; the breeding and…
   2. nourishing 1615
      The action of nourish, v. (in various senses).
   3. conservation 1646–67
      The action or practice of taking care of and looking after domestic animals. Obsolete.
   4. zoosophy 1662–1848
      The knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a) animal husbandry; (b) the branch of biology concerned with animals and their development; zoology.
   5. culture 1744–
      The rearing or raising of certain animals, such as fish, oysters, bees, etc., or the production of natural animal products such as silk.
   6. cultivation 1791–
      The raising or improvement of animals, fish, etc., esp. for commercial purposes. Cf. culture, n. I.2b.
   7. zoogeny 1826–
      The process of animal reproduction and development; the origin or evolution of animals or animal species. Also: a theory, doctrine, or account of…
   8. zootechny 1841–
      The practice or activity of keeping domesticated or captive animals for any purpose; the science or technology of rearing, handling, and breeding…
   9. stock-keeping 1844–
   10. animal husbandry 1851–
       The branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding and rearing of livestock.
   11. ranching 1851–
       The rearing of cattle on a ranch; stockbreeding. Also: the farming of game, fish, etc., for commercial purposes.
   12. conditioning 1861–
       The act of bringing an animal, etc., into good condition.
   13. zootechnics 1863–
       = zootechny, n.
   14. zooculture 1873–
       The practice or activity of rearing and breeding domesticated or captive animals; cf. zootechny, n.
   15. zootrophy 1877–1901
       The practice of rearing or tending animals. Obsolete. rare.
   16. animaliculture 1879–
       The rearing of animals or livestock as a branch of industry or agriculture.
   17. mothering 1922–
       Agriculture (originally New Zealand). The pairing of a motherless lamb with a ewe whose lamb has died. Also: the pairing of a lamb with its mother…
   18. stockmanship 1959–
       The art of raising or looking after livestock.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

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