scolecology

scolecology
scolecology
(skɒlɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)
[ad. mod.L. scōlēcologia, f. Gr. σκωληκ(ο)-, σκώληξ worm, scolex + -λογία -logy.]
A treatise on worms.
in Mayne Expos. Lex. in Funk's Stand. Dict.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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