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cirripedology

cirripedology noun: the scientific study of barnacles.

Noun

cirripedology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of barnacles.

Origin of cirripedology

From cirriped + -ology.

Words formed from cirripedology

Questions about cirripedology

What does cirripedology mean?
Cirripedology means the scientific study of barnacles.
What part of speech is cirripedology?
Cirripedology is a noun.

Words near cirripedology in the dictionary

  1. cirripedial
  2. cirripedian
  3. cirripedians
  4. cirripedologist
  5. cirripedologists
  6. cirripedology
  7. cirripeds
  8. cirro-
  9. cirro-cumuli
  10. cirro-cumulus
  11. Cirroc

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