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hexiology

hexiology noun: the science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.

Noun

hexiology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
    • Dr. Mivart treats elaborately upon the anatomy, physiology, psychology, taxonomy, and hexicology of the cat […]1881, Harper's Magazine
    Synonyms:
    ecology

Synonyms of hexiology

Origin of hexiology

From Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “state or habit”) + -ology. Coined in 1894 by an English naturalist, St. George Jackson Mivart.

Questions about hexiology

What does hexiology mean?
Hexiology means the science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
What part of speech is hexiology?
Hexiology is a noun.

Words near hexiology in the dictionary

  1. heximal
  2. hexine
  3. hexing
  4. hexings
  5. hexiological
  6. hexiology
  7. hexiradiate
  8. hexit
  9. hexite
  10. hexitol
  11. hexitols

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