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archaeozoology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of relationships between humans and animals over time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)der. English archaeo- English zoology English archaeozoology From archaeo- + zoology.

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Translations

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  • Catalan: arqueozoologia — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • French: archéozoologie — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Georgian: არქეოზოოლოგია (arkeozoologia) — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • German: Archäozoologie — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Greek: αρχαιοζωολογία (archaiozoología) — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Italian: archeozoologia — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Khmer: បុរាណសត្តវិទ្យា (bo’raan satta’vityie) — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Portuguese: arqueozoologia — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Serbo-Croatian: arheozoologija — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time
  • Spanish: arqueozoología — the study of relationships between humans and animals over time