is a specific kind of: biological science, biology.

is a broader term that covers: bugology, entomology | ethology | herpetology | ichthyology | malacology | mammalogy | oology | ornithology | protozoology | palaeozoology, paleozoology.

domain member category: siphon, syphon | hood | plastron | collar | protective coloration | mantle, pallium | cloaca | venation, venous blood system | natural scientist, naturalist | aestivation, estivation | brachiate | scaled, scaley, scaly | jointed | unjointed | vagile | caudate, caudated | acaudal, acaudate | pedate | metabolic, metabolous | ametabolic, ametabolous | colonial, compound | nonsegmental, unsegmented | disjunct | metameric, segmental, segmented | univalve | bivalve, bivalved | vertebrate | invertebrate, spineless | live-bearing, viviparous | oviparous | ovoviviparous | warm-blooded | cold-blooded | alular | ambulacral | anguine | annelid, annelidan | anserine | anuran, batrachian, salientian | arachnidian, arachnoid, spiderlike, spiderly, spidery | araneidal, araneidan | arthropodal, arthropodan, arthropodous | artiodactyl, artiodactylous, even-toed | avian | canine | carangid | filariid ... show more.

derivation: animal scientist, zoologist | zoological.