teuthology

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

Noun

teuthology (uncountable)

  1. (malacology) The branch of malacology dealing with cephalopods.
    • 1909, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection, Volume 2639, page 89:
      The region concerned is faunally a very rich one, but as its teuthology has been hitherto practically unknown, the fact that a number of its most common and characteristic species are undescribed need be in no way surprising.
    • 1992, Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, volumes 13-14, Malacological Society of Australia, page 72:
      Students of Teuthology today are fortunate to have a wealth of excellent references published in the past decade.

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