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cynology

cynology noun: the study of dogs.

Noun

cynology (uncountable)

  1. The study of dogs.
    • Professor Mills has done excellent work in his course on "Cynology, the Dog and his Diseases," a subject hitherto only taught incidentally in any college ...1892, The Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives
    • Students of cynology can trace in the dictionary the dog's remarkable rise in the public esteem in this century.1951, The American Mercury

cynology meaning in Malay

cynology in Malay

study of dogs
kinologi, kaji anjing

Origin of cynology

From cyno- + -logy.

Questions about cynology

What does cynology mean?
Cynology means the study of dogs.
What is cynology in Malay?
Cynology in Malay is kinologi, kaji anjing. See Cynology meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is cynology?
Cynology is a noun.

Words near cynology in the dictionary

  1. cynolatry
  2. cynological
  3. cynologically
  4. cynologist
  5. cynologists
  6. cynology
  7. cynomania
  8. cynomolgous
  9. cynomolgus
  10. cynomolguses
  11. cynomorph

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