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thremmatology

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threm⋅ma⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

  [threm-uh-tol-uh-jee]
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–noun Biology.
the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
Origin:
1885–90; < Gk thremmato- (comb. form of thrémma nursling) + -logy
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threm·ma·tol·o·gy   (thrěm'ə-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The scientific breeding of domestic plants and animals.

[Greek thremma, thremmat-, nursling + -logy.]
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