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Webster 1913 Edition


Malacostracology

Malˊa-cosˊtra-col′o-gy

,
Noun.
[
Malacostrac
an +
-logy
.]
That branch of Zoological science which relates to the crustaceans; – called also
carcinology
.

Definition 2024


malacostracology

malacostracology

English

Noun

malacostracology (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) carcinology, the study of crustaceans

Derived terms

  • malacostratological
  • malacostracologist