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pithecology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pithe-col-o-gy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of apes.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) + -ology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πίθηκος

Usage

Questions

What does pithecology mean?
The scientific study of apes.
Where does pithecology come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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