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delphinology

delphinology noun: the study of dolphins.

Noun

delphinology (uncountable)

  1. The study of dolphins.
    • And yet, only some of the mysteries I wanted to explore lay within the limited purview of delphinology. There were associated spiritual, even paranormal, issues—taboo lines of inquiry shunned by modern science—that were too integrally bound up in the whole enigma for dismissal or avoidance.2016, Frank Joseph, Our Dolphin Ancestors: Keepers of Lost Knowledge and Healing Wisdom

Questions about delphinology

What does delphinology mean?
Delphinology means the study of dolphins.
What part of speech is delphinology?
Delphinology is a noun.

Words near delphinology in the dictionary

  1. delphiniums
  2. delphinoid
  3. delphinoids
  4. delphinologist
  5. delphinologists
  6. delphinology
  7. delphins
  8. delphinula
  9. delphinulas
  10. Delphinus
  11. delphisine

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