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cetology

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ce·tol·o·gy  (s-tl-j)
n.
The zoology of whales and related aquatic mammals.
[Latin ctus, whale; see Cetus + -logy.]
ceto·logi·cal (stl-j-kl) adj.
ce·tolo·gist n.
cetology [siːˈtɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)
[from Latin cētus whale]
cetological  [ˌsiːtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
cetologist  n
cetology
the study of whales. — cetologist, n. — cetological, adj.
See also: Biology
the study of whales. — cetologist, n.
See also: Zoology
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first: the uncertain, unsettled condition of this science of Cetology is in the very vestibule attested by the fact, that in some quarters it still remains a moot point whether a whale be a fish.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side; and as we may freely go from one to the other, by merely stepping across the deck: --where, I should like to know, will you obtain a better chance to study practical cetology than here?
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
 
 
 
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