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Webster 1913 Edition
Oryctology
Orˊyc-tol′o-gy
,Noun.
[Gr.
ὀρυκτόσ
dug + -logy
: cf. F. oryctologie
.] 1.
An old name for paleontology.
2.
An old name for mineralogy and geology.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oryctology
ORYCTOL'OGY
,Noun.