Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The domestication, breeding, and improvement of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.

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  • noun The science and technology of animal husbandry

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[zoo– + Greek tekhnē, art; see technical.]

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