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ostracodology

ostracodology noun: the scientific study of ostracods.

Noun

ostracodology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of ostracods.

Origin of ostracodology

From ostracod + -ology.

Questions about ostracodology

What does ostracodology mean?
Ostracodology means the scientific study of ostracods.
What part of speech is ostracodology?
Ostracodology is a noun.

Words near ostracodology in the dictionary

  1. ostracoderms
  2. ostracodes
  3. ostracodological
  4. ostracodologist
  5. ostracodologists
  6. ostracodology
  7. ostracods
  8. ostracoid
  9. ostracoids
  10. ostracon
  11. ostraconophobia

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