mammalogy [muh-mal-uh-jee] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the science dealing with mammals.
Origin of mammalogy First recorded in 1825–35; mamma(l) + -logy Related formsmam·mal·o·gist, noun Examples from the Web for mammalogist Historical Examples of mammalogist
Dr. Merriam alone, a mammalogist of the first rank, was a scientific expert in any proper sense.
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, March 1899
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British Dictionary definitions for mammalogist mammalogy noun
- the branch of zoology concerned with the study of mammals
Derived Formsmammalogical (ˌmæməˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivemammalogist, noun mammalogist in Science mammalogy [mă-măl′ə-jē, -mŏl′-]
- The scientific study of mammals.