zo·ot·o·my (z?-?t??-m?)n. pl. zo·ot·o·mies 1. The anatomy of animals.2. Dissection of animals.zo?o·tom?ic (z???-t?m??k), zo?o·tom?i·cal (-?-k?l) adj.zo·ot?o·mist n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zootomy (z????t?m?) n (Zoology) the branch of zoology concerned with the dissection and anatomy of animals zootomic, ?zoo?tomical adj ?zoo?tomically adv zo?otomist nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zootomy1. the dissection of animals other than man.2. the anatomy of animals. ? zootomist, n. ? zootomic, zootomical, adj.See also: Anatomy, Animals-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.