Zootomy
the anatomy, especially the comparative anatomy, of animals.
the dissection of animals.
historical examples
for further study of the nervous system see parker’s “zootomy,” pp. 122-130.
elementary zoology, second edition vernon l. kellogg
even if done in her own name, and for her own objects, it would still be but an inhuman and intolerable form of zootomy.
man and his migrations r. g. (robert gordon) latham
noun
the branch of zoology concerned with the dissection and anatomy of animals
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