Introduction: Ethology is the study of animal behavior. Behavior is an animal's response to sensory input, and falls into two basic categories: learned and innate (inherited). Orientation behaviors place the animal in its most favorable environment. In taxis, the animal moves toward or away from a stimulus.
Noun. 1. enquirer-someone who asks a question. asker, inquirer, querier, questioner. cross-examiner, cross-questioner-someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier).
verb. investigate; discover. 1  bring to light. 2  come across. 3  come up with. 4  delve. 5  dig down. 6  expose. 7  extricate. 8  find. 9  go into. 10  inquire. 11  look into. 12  probe. 13  prospect. 14  research. 15  retrieve. 16  root. 17  search. 18  search high and low. 19  shake down. 20  sift. 21  turn inside out. 22  turn upside down. 23  uncover. 24  unearth.