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Carcinology

Carˊci-nol′o-gy

(kärˊsĭ-nŏl′ō̍-jy̆)

,

Noun.

[Gr.

καρκίνοσ

a crab +

-logy

.]

(Zool.)

The department of Zoology which treats of the

Crustacea

(lobsters, crabs, etc.); – called also

malacostracology

and

crustaceology

.