cetology

[see-tol-uh-jee]

ce·tol·o·gy

[see-tol-uh-jee]
noun
the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins.

Origin:
1850–55; cet- + -o- + -logy

ce·to·log·i·cal [seet-l-oj-i-kuhl] , adjective
ce·tol·o·gist, noun
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Cetology is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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cetology (siːˈtɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)
 
[C19: from Latin cētus whale]
 
cetological
 
adj
 
ce'tologist
 
n

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