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Webster 1913 Edition


Oryctography

Orˊyc-tog′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[Gr.
ὀρυκτόσ
dug +
-graphy
.]
Description of fossils.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Oryctography

ORYCTOG'RAPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr. fossil, and to describe.]
That part of natural history in which fossils are described.

Definition 2024


oryctography

oryctography

English

Noun

oryctography (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The description of fossils.