Term: protozoology (n)
Literally meaning: “study of first animals”
Origin: Anc Greek
πρώτος/protos(=first) > πρo/pro-(prefix denoting “in front of”, “towards”, "before")
+ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)
+(-λογία)/-logia(=logy, suffix meaning “study of”, “speech”, “discourse”) > λέω/leo (=speak)
Definition
Protozoology is the branch of biology which deals with the study of protozoans.
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