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speleology

speleology noun: the scientific study of caves.

Noun

speleology (usually uncountable, plural speleologies)

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

speleology meaning in Bengali and Tagalog

speleology in Bengali

গুহাবিজ্ঞান, প্রাকৃতিক গুহার গঠন, উৎপত্তি

speleology in Tagalog

scientific study of caves
palayungiban

Forms of speleology

pluralspeleologies

Origin of speleology

From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890. The word can be broken down as speleo- + -logy.

Words formed from speleology

Questions about speleology

What does speleology mean?
Speleology means the scientific study of caves.
What is speleology in Bengali?
Speleology in Bengali is গুহাবিজ্ঞান, প্রাকৃতিক গুহার গঠন, উৎপত্তি. See Speleology meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is speleology?
Speleology is a noun.
What is the plural of speleology?
The plural of speleology is speleologies.

Words near speleology in the dictionary

  1. speleological
  2. speleologically
  3. speleologies
  4. speleologist
  5. speleologists
  6. speleology
  7. speleomycological
  8. speleomycology
  9. speleonectid
  10. speleonectids
  11. speleophilic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: speleology (page history and authors); speleology (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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