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1 mate
[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) pariti se2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) matirati2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) samec2) (a husband or wife.) zakonec3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) tovariš4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) pomočnik5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) častnik trgovske mornarice6) (in chess, checkmate.) šah mat* * *I [méit]nountovariš(ica); soprog(a); zoology samec, -ica; pomočnik, družabnik; nautical častnik trgovske mornarice; nasprotek, dopolnilo, pendant (npr. drugi čevelj vparu itd.)play-mate — tovariš pri igri, soigralecschool-mate — sošolec, tovariš všoliship-mate — tovariš na ladji, pomočnik (kuharjev, zdravnikov, topničarjev)II [méit]1.transitive verbzdružiti, družiti v par, poročiti, pariti; American technical sestaviti, postaviti, montirati (to na);2.intransitive verbporočiti se, združiti se; zoology pariti se; ujemati se ( with)III [méit]1.nounšah mat;2.transitive verbmatirati -
2 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) smeti2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) stelja3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) zarod2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) nastlati* * *I [lítə]nounnosilnica; stelja (za živino); slama ali seno za pokrivanje rastlin; hlevski gnoj; odpadki, smeti, nered, razmetanost; American listje, odpadki na gozdnih tleh; zoology zarod, skotII [lítə]1.transitive verbnastlati (živini), steljariti (down); pokriti rastline s slamo ali senom; nasmetiti, onesnažiti ( with); razmetati (po sobi); ležati razmetan (up); zoology skotiti;2.intransitive verb zoologypovreči; vulgar roditi -
3 eagle
['i:ɡl](a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) orel* * *[í:gl]nounzoology orel; sport vrsta zadetka pri golfu; American desetdolarski zlati noveczoology golden eagle — planinski ali zlati orel -
4 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) konj2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) konj•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *I [hɔ:s]nounkonj, žrebec; military jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik; printing vlagalna deska; sport konj; slang prepovedan pripomoček v šoli; colloquially bankovec za ɜ funtov; American burka, vragolijasport buck-horse — kozafiguratively a dark horse — nepričakovan zmagovalecto flog a dead horse — mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditihorse and foot — konjenica in pešadija; figuratively z vsemi sredstviAmerican hold your horses! — le mirno!you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink — s silo se ne da vsega dosečito play horse with s.o. — grobo s kom ravnatito roll up horse, foot, and guns — popolnoma premagatifiguratively do not spur a willing horse — ne priganjaj ubogljivega konjasea-horse — morski konj, tritonzoology morski konjiček; zoology mrož; military to horse! — na konje!wheel horse — zanesljiv delavec, garačII [hɔ:s]1.intransitive verbjahati;2.transitive verbzajahati, posaditi na konjacolloquially priganjati k delu; American colloquially to horse around — čas zapravljati, postopati -
5 mule
I [mju:l] noun(an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn.) mula- mulishII [mju:l] noun(a loose, backless slipper.) ženska copata* * *I [rnju:l]nounzoology mula, mezeg; botany zoology bastard, križanec; colloquially trmoglavec, mulec; technical predpredilni stroj; technical vlačilec, traktor; natikačII [mju:l]intransitive verbcmeriti se, mevžati -
6 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izoliratiIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati- sounding- sound out* * *I [sáund]nounzvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilothe sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenjeI don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v reduthere was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idejII [sáund]intransitive verbzveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasitito sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljučato sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvaloit sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glasto sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imenato sound in — iti za; glasiti se naIII [sáund]1.adjective ( soundly adverb)zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventensound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot ribasound advice — dober, poraben nasvetsound currency economy zdrava valutaa sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovorsound timber — zdrav, jeder lesis he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);2.adverbtrdno, globoko; zeloto be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spatiIV [sáund]1.nounmedicinesonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;2.transitive verb nautical(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dnato sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledéto sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebeV [sáund]nounmorska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa -
7 sting
1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) bodica; želo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) pik3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) pik2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pičiti2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) peči* * *I [stiŋ]nounzoology & botany želo, bodica; pik, ubod, zbod(ljaj), ugriz; huda, pekoča bolečina; figuratively grizenje, neprijeten občutek; figuratively spodbuda, pobuda; poanta, ostrina (epigrama); zamah; botany koprivni laski; zoology bodica; zob strupnikto have a sting in the tail figuratively slabo se končatiII [stiŋ]1.transitive verbzbosti, pičiti, ugrizniti; (za)peči, (za)boleti; zadeti v živo, (globoko) raniti, užaliti, mučiti; gristi (vest); spodbosti; slang preveč zahtevati, ogoljufati, oslepariti, oškodovati;2.intransitive verbimeti želo; pičiti; boleti, peči, žgatimy hand stings — roka me peče, bolihe was stung for a fiver slang osleparili so ga za pet funtov -
8 tit
I noun1) (any of several kinds of small bird: a blue tit.) sinica2) ((slang) a woman's breast or nipple.) jošk; prsna bradavicaII(blow for blow; repayment of injury with injury: He tore my dress, so I spilt ink on his suit. That's tit for tat.) milo za drago* * *Inounzoology ptiček, ptičica; sinica; obsolete otrok, deklica; slang dekle, ženska, ženščé; (redko) kijuse; konjičekIInounprotiudarec, povračilotit for tat — milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo; kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebito give tit for tat — vrniti milo za drago, vrniti enako -
9 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pečat2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) pečat3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) zaščita2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) zapečatiti2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) zapreti3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) zapečatiti•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) tjulenj- sealskin* * *I [si:l]1.nounzoologytjulenj; tjulenjevina (meso, koža); tjulenje usnje (tudi imitacija); rdečkasto rumeno rjava barva (tjulenja)eared seal — morski lev;2.intransitive verbiti na lov na tjulenjeII [si:l]nounpečat (tudi figuratively); žig; pečatnik; (carinska) plomba; snov za zamašitev odprtin; technical sifon; figuratively jamstvo, poroštvo, garancija, zagotovitev, obljuba, zastavek, založek, zalogseal of love figuratively poljub; rojstvo otroka; poroštvo, jamstvo ljubeznithe Great Seal British English veliki državni pečat lorda kanclerja (s katerim se zapečatijo spisi parlamenta in važne državne listine)the Privy Seal British English mali državni pečat (ki se daje na listine, ki jim ni potreben veliki državni pečat ali ki se bodo pozneje predložile parlamentu)under the seal of secrecy — pod pečatom molčečnosti, kot tajnostto resign the seals figuratively odpovedati se službovanjuto set one's seal to s.th. — pritisniti svoj pečat na kaj, zapečatiti; overiti, potrditi, avtorizirati kajIII [si:l]transitive verbzapečatiti (tudi figuratively), dokončno odločiti, dati pečat na, žigosati; potrditi, ratificirati, sankcionirati; dokazati; zamašiti, začepiti (up), (hermetično) zapreti; označiti, zaznamovati; učvrstiti kaj s pomočjo cementa; zaliti (s svincem, smolo, z malto)to seal one's devotion with one's death — dokazati, potrditi svojo vdanost s smrtjoto seal (up) a window — tesno, hermetično zapreti okno -
10 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) morska goba2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) goba3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) vrsta pudinga4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) čiščenje z gobo2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) umivati (se) z gobo2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) živeti na tuj račun•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *I [spʌndž]nounzoology (morska) goba; military krpa za čiščenje cevi orožja; pranje, umitje, čiščente z gobo; medicine gobica (iz gaze); naraslo testo; figuratively zastonjkar, prisklednik, parazit; vrsta pudingato pass the sponge over figuratively izbrisati iz spomina, pozabiti (kaj)to throw (to chuck, to toss) the sponge up figuratively opustiti boj (borbo) (pri boksanju); vreči puško v koruzo, priznati svoj poraz, opustiti (kaj)II [spʌndž]transitive verb & intransitive verbumivati (se), prati (se) čistiti (se), drgniti (se), treti (se) z gobo; military čistiti (cev strelnega orožja); napojiti se; nabirati (morske) gobe; figuratively biti zastonjkar (prisklednik, parazit), živeti na tuj račun, zastonj jesti ali piti, pustiti si plačati (večerjo itd.); iztisniti (kaj) ( from iz)they sponge on him — mora jim plačevati (dajati) za pijačo; -
11 bee
[bi:]1) (a four-winged insect that makes honey.) čebela2) ((especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment: a knitting bee.) delovni krožek•- beehive- beeswax
- a bee in one's bonnet
- make a bee-line for* * *[bi:]nounzoology čebela; American delovni krožekto have bees in one's bonnet — imeti čudne domisleke, biti ves nor na kaj -
12 crane
[krein] 1. noun(a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) žerjav2. verb(to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) stegovati* * *I [krein]nounzoology technical žerjavII [krein]1.transitive verb( for za) stegovati vrat; dvigati z dvigalom;2.intransitive verbvrat stegovati; figuratively mečkati, mencati, oklevati -
13 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge -
14 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) vrtati2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) uriti se2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) sveder2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) urjenje* * *I [dril]nounsveder, vrtalnik, durgeljII [dril]transitive verbvrtati, preluknjatito drill a hole in s.o. — prestreliti kogaIII [dril]nounurjenje, mehanična vadba; brezdušno učenjeIV [dril]transitive verb & intransitive verbvaditi, uriti se; brezdušno se učitiV [dril]1.nounsaditvena brazda; sejalnik;2.transitive verbsaditi v brazde ali vrsteVI [dril]nountronitnik; vrsta močnega platnaVII [dril]nounzoology vrsta paviana, mandrilVIII [dril]nounpotoček, rečica -
15 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) potopiti (se)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) skloniti se, skriti seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) raca2) (a female duck. See also drake.) raca3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) ničla (pri kriketu)•- duckling* * *I [dʌk]nounzoology raca; amfibijsko vozilo; colloquially srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba; American military našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid; colloquially nič, ničla (kriket)a lame duck — dolžnik; invalidlike a duck in a thunderstorm — potrt, otožen; zgubljento play ( —ali make) ducks and drakes — metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljatilike water off a duck's back — brez učinka, kot bob ob stenocolloquially a duck of a — očarljiv(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water — (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanjaduck's egg sport nič, nobena točka (kriket)II [dʌk]intransitive verb & transitive verbpočeniti, počepati; hitro glavo skloniti, ukloniti se; potapljati, potopiti (se); race loviticolloquially prikloniti se; slang to duck out — popihati joIII [dʌk]nounnagla sklonitev, počep, potopitevIV [dʌk]nounvrsta surovega platna; plural hlače iz takega blagaV [dʌk]nouncolloquially izkrcevalni čoln za amfibije -
16 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I [fɔ:l]1.intransitive verb(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;2.transitive verb American dialectalsekati drevesao fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti seto fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati seto fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s komto fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomorto fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči seII [fɔ:l]nounpadanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnjato ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v poguboto try a fall with — boriti, meriti se sto sustain a fall — pasti, padatiIII [fɔ:l]1.nounAmericanjesenthe fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;2.adjective Americanjesenski -
17 glutton
1) (a person who eats too much: That child is fat because he is such a glutton.) požeruh2) (a person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant: He's a glutton for work.) nenasitnež•- gluttony* * *[glʌtn]nounpožeruh, lakotnik; zoology rosomah -
18 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) ličinka2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) hrana2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) riti* * *I [grʌb]1.intransitive verbkopati, riti; (along, away, on) garati, mučiti, guliti se;2.transitive verbprekopati, izkrčiti, opletito grub up — izkopati, odkritiII [grʌb]nounzoology ogrc, ličinka, črvič; umazanec, -nkatechnical grub screw — krilata maticaIII [grʌb]slang1.nounhrana, priboljšek;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbhraniti (se) -
19 lace
[leis] 1. noun1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) vezalka2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) čipka; čipkast2. verb(to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes: Lace (up) your boots firmly.) zavezati (z vezalko)* * *I [lu:s]nounzoology odrasla ščukaII [leis]nounvezalka, trak, stogla; resice (na uniformi); čipka; žganje primešano drugi pijači (zlasti kavi)III [leis]1.transitive verb(s trakom itd.) zavezati, zadrgniti, zategniti; okrasiti z resicami; obrobiti, okrasiti s čipko; potegniti trak skozi ( through); prebičati, pretepsti; primešati žganje (zlasti kavi);2.intransitive verbzadrgniti, zategniti sea story laced with jokes — pripoved polna šal, zabeljena s šalamifiguratively to lace s.o.'s jacket — izprašiti komu hlače, pretepsti ga -
20 pen
I [pen] noun(a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.) ogradaII [pen](an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) pero- pen-pal
- pen-knife
- pen-name
- pen-pal* * *I [pen]nounobor, ograda, tamar, ovčja staja, pregraja za kokoši, kurnik; American slang zapor, ječa; military zaklonišče za podmorniceII [pen]transitive verbzapreti v obor, ogrado, stajo itd. (tudi in, up)III [pen]nounpero; figuratively pisatelj, stilIV [pen]transitive verbpisati, napisati, spisati, sestaviti (up)V [pen]nounzoology labodica
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Zoology — (from Greek ζῷον , zoon , animal + λόγος , logos , knowledge ) is the branch of biology concerned with the study of animals.NameThe pronunciation of zoology is IPA|/zoʊˈɑləʤɪ/; however, an alternative pronunciation is IPA|/zuˈɑləʤɪ/.cite web |url … Wikipedia
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for|cip|i|form — «fr SIHP uh frm», adjective. Zoology. having the form of a forceps … Useful english dictionary
for|fic|u|late — «fr FIHK yuh liht», adjective. Zoology. shaped like a pair of small scissors. ╂[< Latin forficula (diminutive) < forfex, icis shears + English ate1] … Useful english dictionary
zoology — /zoh ol euh jee/, n., pl. zoologies. 1. the science or branch of biology dealing with animals. 2. a treatise on zoology. 3. the animal life of a particular region. [1660 70; ZOO + LOGY] * * * Branch of biology concerned with members of the animal … Universalium
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