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- noun The study of
animal communication .
Etymologies
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zoo- + semiotics
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Helping others is laudable, but I actually lean more towards an area of that can give us an insight on who we (humans) are and how we came to be like primatology, zoosemiotics, palaeontology.
Think Progress » Bush Administration Meets Medicare Enrollment Goals By Lowering Them 2006
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I study zoosemiotics and ethology, and the critical links between human demographic pressure and the diverse, remaining habitats on Earth.
Forbes.com: News Michael Charles Tobias 2011
whichbe commented on the word zoosemiotics
Loosely, "animal language," but including signals other than sound, such as a dog's tail-wagging. coined 1963; I have not found it in any published dictionary. (from WordCraft)
May 21, 2008
qms commented on the word zoosemiotics
The boffins who deal in robotics
Avoid the weird look of exotics
So study a lot
To mix pet and bot,
Applying zoosemiotics.
October 28, 2018