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opilionology

opilionology noun: the study of the Opiliones or harvestmen.

Noun

opilionology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of the Opiliones or harvestmen.
    • There are certain to be differences, and 'comparative opilionology' presents a wide field.1974, Theodore Horace Savory, Introduction to arachnology, page 35
    • During the 1920s the German zoologist Alfred Kastner emerged as the leading student of opilionology and arachnology in general.2007, Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones, page 14

Questions about opilionology

What does opilionology mean?
Opilionology means the study of the Opiliones or harvestmen.
What part of speech is opilionology?
Opilionology is a noun.

Words near opilionology in the dictionary

  1. opilioacarids
  2. opilionid
  3. opilionids
  4. opilionologist
  5. opilionologists
  6. opilionology
  7. opilios
  8. OPIM
  9. opime
  10. Opimian
  11. OPIMs

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