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/see tol"euh jee/, n.the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins.[1850-55; CET- + -O- + -LOGY]
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Cetology — Ce*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. ? whale + logy: cf. F. c[ e]tologie.] The description or natural history of cetaceous animals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cetology — [sə täl′ə jē] n. [< L cetus, whale (see CETACEAN) + OLOGY] the branch of zoology that deals with whales cetological [sēt΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. cetologist n … English World dictionary
Cetology — A researcher fires a biopsy dart at an orca. The dart will remove a small piece of the whale s skin and bounce harmlessly off the animal. Cetology (from Greek κῆτος, kētos, whale ; and λογία, logia) is the branch of marine mammal science … Wikipedia
Cetology of Moby-Dick — The cetology of Moby Dick is the zoological classification and study of the properties of whales (i.e. cetology) introduced by United States author Herman Melville in his 1851 novel Moby Dick. Although the novel is a work of fiction, Melville… … Wikipedia
cetology — noun Etymology: Latin cetus whale Date: circa 1828 a branch of zoology concerned with the cetaceans • cetologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
cetology — noun The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises … Wiktionary
cetology — study of whales and dolphins Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
cetology — n. branch of zoology that studies whales and dolphins … English contemporary dictionary
cetology — ce·tol·o·gy … English syllables
cetology — ce•tol•o•gy [[t]siˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. zool. the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins • Etymology: 1850–55; < Gkkêto(s)whale + logy ce•to•log•i•cal ˌsit lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl adj. ce•tol′o•gist, n … From formal English to slang
