- echinology
- \\ˌekəˈnäləjē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: echin- + -logy: a branch of zoology that deals with echinoderms
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echinology — ech·i·nol·o·gy … English syllables
List of sciences ending in -logy — The sciences in the following list have names formed with the suffix logy . Words ending in logy which are not sciences can be found in the list of non sciences ending in logy. A*Acarology, the study of ticks and mites *Actinobiology, the study… … Wikipedia
echinoderm — n. spiny skinned marine animal, as sea urchin, starfish, etc. ♦ echinology, n. study of these … Dictionary of difficult words
echin- — combining form or echino Etymology: Latin echin prickle, from echinus sea urchin, from Greek echinos hedgehog, sea urchin 1. : prickle : prickly Echinocactus … Useful english dictionary
