2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Malacostracology \Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy\, n. [Malacostracan + -logy.] That branch of Zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called also {carcinology}. [1913 Webster] 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]
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