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felinology

felinology noun: the study of cats.

Noun

felinology (uncountable)

  1. The study of cats.
    • But your chances of killing the cat decrease as the square of the distance increase. This is an axiom in natural philosophy, and a fundamental truth of felinology.1878 October 12, “The Cost in Time and Material of Killing a Cat”, in Daily Evening Republican, volume I, number 288, Columbus, Ind., column 2
    • Country people in going through strange woods blaze a trail so they can retrace their steps. If animals do the same, are they directed by the blazes of sight or scent? Some veterinarian or one versed in “felinology” might help me and I covet his knowledge on the information asked for.1954 June 17, B. C. Threadgill, “The Cat Came Back, But How Did He Do It?”, in The Birmingham News, number 82, Birmingham, Ala., column 5

Examples of felinology in a sentence

  • Which also exempts them from blame, according to felinology.1982 May 5, Jacqueline Toller, “‘Be Kind’ week celebrated all year”, in The Odessa American, volume 57, number 125, Odessa, Tex., page 2C...
  • We have bigger fish to fry in ichthyology, biology, cosmology and — break out the cute cat videos — felinology.2015 January 27, Darryl Levings, “Frothy Facts: Wired cats, North Korean hairstyles and space gravel; The Kiss of Minutiae”, in The Kansas...
  • Make sure to say hello to drummer Barry Higginson, who aside from his musical skills is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on felinology.2017 October 5, “10 To Do”, in Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta., section “Uptights”, page B3, column 3:

Origin of felinology

From feline + -ology.

Words formed from felinology

Questions about felinology

What does felinology mean?
Felinology means the study of cats.
How do you use felinology in a sentence?
Which also exempts them from blame, according to felinology.
What part of speech is felinology?
Felinology is a noun.

Words near felinology in the dictionary

  1. felinoids
  2. felinological
  3. felinologically
  4. felinologist
  5. felinologists
  6. felinology
  7. felinophile
  8. felinophiles
  9. felinophobe
  10. felinophobes
  11. felinophobia

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