zoolische

Zoolische is a German adjective meaning zoological or relating to zoology. It is used to describe things connected with the scientific study of animals, their classification, behavior, and evolution. The word stems from zoology (German: Zoologie) and is built from the base adjective zoolisch, with the inflected form zoolische appearing in common attributive use.

In German grammar, zoolische is the attributive form of zoolisch that appears before certain nouns. It commonly modifies feminine singular nouns (die zoolische Forschung), neuter singular nouns with certain articles (das zoolische Museum), and plural nouns (zoolische Arten) when no article is used. The exact ending can vary with article and case, but zoolische is a familiar and widely used form in everyday and scholarly writing.

Common contexts for zoolische include scientific literature, museum labels, educational texts, and discussions of animal diversity, anatomy, taxonomy, and behavior. Phrases such as zoolische Forschung (zoological research), zoolische Vielfalt (zoological diversity), and zoolische Systematik (zoological taxonomy) illustrate typical usage. The broader, more neutral term zoolisch is also used, particularly in predicative positions (das Tier ist zoolisch interessant) or in general descriptions, while zoologisch is frequently used in formal or technical contexts.

In English, the direct counterpart is zoological. Zoolische therefore functions as the German-language descriptor for topics and artifacts associated with zoology, evolving alongside scientific terminology and education in German-speaking regions. See also zoology, zoologischer Garten, and related taxonomic and biological terminology.