zoologie comparée

English translation: comparative zoology

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French term or phrase:zoologie comparée
English translation:comparative zoology
Entered by: Andy Tolle

14:17 Dec 5, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / zoology
French term or phrase: zoologie comparée
A sentence where this term is used:

"Cette loi de symétrie successive des corps subtils est à rapprocher de la loi analogue que nous trouvons en zoologie comparée"

The author then continues to talk about the evolution of species.
I'm wondering if there is a specialized term for this "zoologie comparée"? If not, how would you translate it?

I currently translated it as "comparative zoology"
Andy Tolle
Belgium
Local time: 12:56
comparative zoology
Explanation:
Yes, I think your translation is okay: In German you say "vergleichende Zoologie", which is translated as "comparative zoology" to English.

..In Tübingen ist zum 1.04.2009 die W3-Professur Vergleichende Zoologie für Wirbeltiere [Full professor (W3) in "Comparative Zoology"] zu besetzen. ...
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 12:56
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7comparative zoology
Dr. Johanna Schmitt
4 +1Comparative or Compared Zoology
Drmanu49
4 +1comparative zoology/anatomy
Celia Bodnar


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Comparative or Compared Zoology


Explanation:
5 oct 2008 ... Le Museum of Comparative Zoology (ou Muséum de zoologie comparative) a été fondé en 1859 au sein de l'université Harvard grâce aux efforts ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology - 28k

Compared Zoology and Anatomy Museum. Zoology. Cellular Biology. Cellular and Developmental Biology. Cellular and Animal Physiology. Genetics ...
www.uniroma3.it/downloads/1799_Romatre bilingue int ok.pdf -

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 12:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91

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agree  Jenny Duthie
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comparative zoology/anatomy


Explanation:
Comparative zoology is an acceptable term, widely used. Most frequently it is focussed on the narrower field of comparative anatomy (which seems to be the case here) but either is appropriate

Celia Bodnar
Canada
Local time: 07:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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agree  liz askew
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
comparative zoology


Explanation:
Yes, I think your translation is okay: In German you say "vergleichende Zoologie", which is translated as "comparative zoology" to English.

..In Tübingen ist zum 1.04.2009 die W3-Professur Vergleichende Zoologie für Wirbeltiere [Full professor (W3) in "Comparative Zoology"] zu besetzen. ...


    Reference: http://www.dzg-ev.de/de/stellenboerse/stellenboerse.php
Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 12:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
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