oryctics
Meanings
noun
- The branch of geology relating to fossils.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτικός (oruktikós, “fit for digging or mining”), from ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”).
Synonyms
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