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cetology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ce-tol-o-gy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

cetologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cetacean cetological cetologist whalelore whaling

Questions

What does cetology mean?
The branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Where does cetology come from?
By surface analysis, cet(acean)- + -o- + -logy.

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