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ichneumonology

ichneumonology noun: the study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae).

Noun

ichneumonology (uncountable)

  1. The study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae).

Origin of ichneumonology

Borrowed from Latin ichneumōnologia. By surface analysis, ichneumon + -ology.

Words formed from ichneumonology

Questions about ichneumonology

What does ichneumonology mean?
Ichneumonology means the study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae).
What part of speech is ichneumonology?
Ichneumonology is a noun.

Words near ichneumonology in the dictionary

  1. ichneumonized
  2. ichneumonoid
  3. ichneumonoids
  4. ichneumonologist
  5. ichneumonologists
  6. ichneumonology
  7. ichneumons
  8. ichneumous
  9. Ichnia
  10. ichnite
  11. ichnites

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