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oryctology

oryctology noun: the study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.

Noun

oryctology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.

Origin of oryctology

From New Latin oryctologia.

Words formed from oryctology

Questions about oryctology

What does oryctology mean?
Oryctology means the study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.
What part of speech is oryctology?
Oryctology is a noun.

Words near oryctology in the dictionary

  1. oryctography
  2. oryctologic
  3. oryctological
  4. oryctologist
  5. oryctologists
  6. oryctology
  7. oryctozoology
  8. oryges
  9. orygine
  10. Oryol
  11. orysastrobin

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