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astacology

astacology noun: the study of crayfish (Astacoidea).

Noun

astacology (uncountable)

  1. The study of crayfish (Astacoidea).
    • This view was ably summarised by Edgerton et al. (2004) who stated that such an “extreme emphasis on A. astaci has created inertia in European astacology, which has curtailed researchers, state fish-disease diagnosticians, and resource managers from fully assessing and considering the existence of...2016, Matt Longshaw, editor, Biology and Ecology of Crayfish

Words formed from astacology

Questions about astacology

What does astacology mean?
Astacology means the study of crayfish (Astacoidea).
What part of speech is astacology?
Astacology is a noun.

Words near astacology in the dictionary

  1. Astacio
  2. Astacios
  3. astacological
  4. astacologist
  5. astacologists
  6. astacology
  7. Astadiggaja
  8. Astadiggajas
  9. astaghfirullah
  10. Astaire
  11. Astaires

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