zoogeography

noun

zoo·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy ˌzō-ə-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 

: a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographic distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by specific groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups

zoogeographer

ˌzō-ə-jē-ˈä-grə-fər 

noun

zoogeographic

ˌzō-ə-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

or zoogeographical

ˌzō-ə-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

zoogeographically

ˌzō-ə-ˌjē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from German Zoogeographie, from zoo- zoo- + Geographie geography

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

zoogeography

noun

zoo·​ge·​og·​ra·​phy ˌzō-ə-jē-ˈäg-rə-fē 

plural zoogeographies

: a branch of biogeography concerned with the geographical distribution of animals and especially with the determination of the areas characterized by special groups of animals and the study of the causes and significance of such groups

zoogeographic

-ˌjē-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

or zoogeographical

-i-kəl 

zoogeographically

-i-k(ə-)le 

adverb