Crustaceology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crustaceology \Crus*ta`ce*ol"o*gy\ (-j?), n. [Crustacea +
     -logy.]
     That branch of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea;
     malacostracology; carcinology.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carcinology \Car`ci*nol"o*gy\ (k[aum]r`s[i^]*n[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]),
     n. [Gr. karki`nos a crab + -logy.] (Zool.)
     The department of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea
     (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also {malacostracology}
     and {crustaceology}.
     [1913 Webster]