English Explanatory Dictionary

cetology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Word forms

cetology cetologies

Etymology

By surface analysis, cet(acean)- + -o- + -logy.

Related words

cetacean cetological cetologist whalelore whaling

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