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spelaeology

spelaeology is the alternative form of speleology.

Meaning of speleology

Noun

speleology (usually uncountable, plural speleologies)

  1. (usually) The scientific study of caves.
  2. (usually) The recreational activity of exploring caves.

Questions about spelaeology

What is spelaeology the alternative form of?
Spelaeology is the alternative form of speleology.

Words near spelaeology in the dictionary

  1. spelaean
  2. spelaeogriphacean
  3. spelaeogriphaceans
  4. spelaeologist
  5. spelaeologists
  6. spelaeology
  7. spelch
  8. spelched
  9. spelches
  10. spelching
  11. speld

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spelaeology (page history and authors); speleology (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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