Zodiographer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who writes about the description and behavior of animal. rare

    "Notwithstanding upon enquiry we find no mention hereof in Ancient Zodiographers, and such as have particularly discoursed upon Animals, as Aristotle, Elian, Pliny, Solinus and many more; who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature,and have been very punctual in less considerable Records."

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"Notwithstanding upon enquiry we find no mention hereof in Ancient Zodiographers, and such as have particularly discoursed upon Animals, as Aristotle, Elian, Pliny, Solinus and many more; who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature,and have been very punctual in less considerable Records."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῴδιον (zōídion) (diminutive of ζῶον (zôon, “animal”)) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”) + -er.

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