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car·ci·nol·o·gy
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carcinologynoun
The study of crustaceans.
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Carcinology
Carcinology is a branch of zoology that consists of the study of crustaceans, a group of arthropods that includes lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, copepods, barnacles and crabs. Other names for carcinology are malacostracology, crustaceology, and crustalogy, and a person who studies crustaceans is a carcinologist or occasionally a malacostracologist, a crustaceologist, or a crustalogist. The word carcinology derives from Greek καρκίνος, karkínos, "crab"; and -λογία, -logia.
Webster Dictionary
Carcinologynoun
the department of zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology
Etymology: [Gr. karki`nos a crab + -logy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Carcinology
kär-si-nol′ō-ji, n. that department of zoology which treats of crabs and other crustaceans.—adj. Carcinolog′ical.—n. Carcinol′ogist. [Gr. karkinos, a crab, logia-legein, to speak.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of carcinology in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of carcinology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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