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echinology

echinology noun: the scientific study of echinoderms.

Noun

echinology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of echinoderms.

Origin of echinology

From echino- + -logy.

Questions about echinology

What does echinology mean?
Echinology means the scientific study of echinoderms.
What part of speech is echinology?
Echinology is a noun.

Words near echinology in the dictionary

  1. echinoid
  2. echinoids
  3. echinological
  4. echinologist
  5. echinologists
  6. echinology
  7. echinometrid
  8. echinometrids
  9. echinomycin
  10. echinophthiriid
  11. echinophthiriids

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