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oligochaetology

oligochaetology noun: the scientific study of earthworms.

Noun

oligochaetology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of earthworms.

Origin of oligochaetology

Oligochaeta + -logy

Words formed from oligochaetology

Questions about oligochaetology

What does oligochaetology mean?
Oligochaetology means the scientific study of earthworms.
What part of speech is oligochaetology?
Oligochaetology is a noun.

Words near oligochaetology in the dictionary

  1. oligochaete
  2. oligochaetes
  3. oligochaetological
  4. oligochaetologist
  5. oligochaetologists
  6. oligochaetology
  7. oligochaetotic
  8. oligochaetous
  9. oligochete
  10. oligochetes
  11. oligochitosan

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