English → Latin
“zoological” in Latin
animansA living thing or creature, an animal (as opposed to plants; as opposed to a man)vīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
zoological
By genitive, animantium. A zoological garden, vivarium (Varr.): septum ferarum (after Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for zoological?
- The usual Latin words for “zoological” are animans, vīvārium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.