n. The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
n. The study of the human ethos.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A treatise on morality; ethics.
n. The science of the formation of character, national and collective as well as individual.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The science of ethics; especially, applied ethics.
n. Mimicry.
n. Same as æcology.
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n. the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats
Word Usage
"Male bonding is a term that is used in ethology, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship and/or cooperation in men (or in the case of ethology: males of various species)."