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Definition: CARCINOLOGY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The department of zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Carcinology" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Carcinology \Car`ci*nol"o*gy\, noun. [Greek ? a crab + -logy.]. (references)

Definition: CARCINOLOGY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The department of zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CARCINOLOGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Carcinology \Car`ci*nol"o*gy\, noun. [Greek ? a crab + -logy.]. (references)