zoonosologist, n.

zoonosologist
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# zoonosologistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoonosologist mean?

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

### How is the noun zoonosologist pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)nɒˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-noss-O-luh-jist
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)nə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-noh-SOL-uh-jist

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌnoʊˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-noh-SAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzoʊəˌnɑˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-nah-SAH-luh-juhst

### Where does the noun zoonosologist come from?

Earliest known use

1860s

The earliest known use of the noun zoonosologist is in the 1860s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoonosologist is from 1860, in the writing of Robert Mayne.

### Nearby entries

1. zoonic, adj. 1798–1853
2. zooning, n. 1885–
3. Zoonist, adj. 1890–97
4. zoonite, n. 1838–
5. zoonitic, adj. 1860–91
6. zoonomic, adj. 1836–
7. zoonomical, adj. 1800–
8. zoonomist, n. 1800–99
9. zoonomy, n. 1800–
10. zoonosis, n. 1873–
11. zoonosologist, n.1860–
12. zoonosology, n. 1845–
13. zoonotic, adj. 1877–
14. zoon politikon, n. 1895–
15. zoonters, int. a1763–
16. zoo-organic, adj. 1821–90
17. zoopathologist, n. 1898–
18. zoopathology, n. 1841–
19. zoophagan, n. & adj. 1835–
20. zoophagic, adj. 1903–
21. zoophagous, adj. 1788–

## Etymology

After zoonosology n.; compare scientific Latin zoonosologista, German Zoonosologe (both 1831 or earlier).

## Meaning & use

Now historical.

1. 1860–
   An expert or specialist in zoonosology.
   1. 1860

      > Zöonosologist, name for him who studies specially the diseases of cattle, or zöonosology.

      R. G. Mayne, Expository Lexicon Medical Science 1353/1
   2. 1988

      > He can be justly acclaimed as the first scientific ‘zoonosologist’.

      Journal Comparative Pathology vol. 98 137
   3. 2008

      > The abattoir clearly intensified this process, providing the curious zoonosologist..with a seemingly limitless supply of anatomical eccentricities.

      P. Young Lee, Meat, Modernity, & Rise of Slaughterhouse ii. v. 99
   medicine historical
   1. zoonosologist 1860–
      An expert or specialist in zoonosology.
   2. zoopathologist 1898–
      An expert or specialist in zoopathology; an animal pathologist; cf. zoonosologist, n.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)nɒˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-noss-O-luh-jist
/ˌzuːə(ʊ)nə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoo-oh-noh-SOL-uh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)nɒˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-noss-O-luh-jist
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)nə(ʊ)ˈsɒlədʒɪst/
zoh-oh-noh-SOL-uh-jist

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˌnoʊˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-noh-SAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzoʊəˌnɑˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoh-uh-nah-SAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuəˌnoʊˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-noh-SAH-luh-juhst
/ˌzuəˌnɑˈsɑlədʒəst/
zoo-uh-nah-SAH-luh-juhst

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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.

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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.