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oryctics

oryctics noun: the branch of geology relating to fossils.

Noun

oryctics (uncountable)

  1. The branch of geology relating to fossils.
    • He added that his friend is about to sell his books and buy a spade, with a view to graduating with honours in Oryctics.1888 January, Robert Yelverton Tyrrell, in The Fortnightly Review, page 57
    Synonyms:
    oryctology

Synonyms of oryctics

Origin of oryctics

From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτικός (oruktikós, “fit for digging or mining”), from ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”).

Questions about oryctics

What does oryctics mean?
Oryctics means the branch of geology relating to fossils.
What part of speech is oryctics?
Oryctics is a noun.

Words near oryctics in the dictionary

  1. orycterope
  2. orycteropes
  3. orycteropodid
  4. orycteropodids
  5. orycteropodoid
  6. oryctics
  7. oryctognostic
  8. oryctognostical
  9. oryctognostically
  10. oryctognosy
  11. oryctographic

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