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That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

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  1. n. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
  2. n. A treatise on this science.
  3. n. all the animal life in a particular region or period
  4. n. the branch of biology that studies animals
  5. 1. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. 2. A treatise on this science.
  6. n:100 n. the branch of biology that studies animals