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melittology

melittology noun: the study of bees.

Noun

melittology (uncountable)

  1. The study of bees

Origin of melittology

Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, -logy”).

Questions about melittology

What does melittology mean?
Melittology means the study of bees.
What part of speech is melittology?
Melittology is a noun.

Words near melittology in the dictionary

  1. melittin
  2. melittins
  3. melittological
  4. melittologist
  5. melittologists
  6. melittology
  7. melittophilous
  8. melittophily
  9. melittoside
  10. meliturgy
  11. melitzanosalata

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