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malacostracology

malacostracology noun: carcinology, the study of crustaceans.

Noun

malacostracology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) carcinology, the study of crustaceans

Origin of malacostracology

From malac- + Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot; shell”) + -logy.

Words formed from malacostracology

Questions about malacostracology

What does malacostracology mean?
Malacostracology means carcinology, the study of crustaceans.
What part of speech is malacostracology?
Malacostracology is a noun.

Words near malacostracology in the dictionary

  1. malacostracan
  2. malacostracans
  3. malacostracean
  4. malacostracologist
  5. malacostracologists
  6. malacostracology
  7. malacostracous
  8. malacotic
  9. Malacozoic
  10. malacozoological
  11. malacozoologist

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