Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teuthology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teuthol-o-gy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of malacology dealing with cephalopods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The region concerned is faunally a very rich one, but as its teuthology has been hitherto practically unknown, the fact that a number of its most common and characteristic species are undescribed need be in no way surprising."
"Students of Teuthology today are fortunate to have a wealth of excellent references published in the past decade."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τευθίς

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

teuthological teuthologist

Questions

What does teuthology mean?: The branch of malacology dealing with cephalopods.
Where does teuthology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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