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teuthology|tjuːˈθɒlədʒɪ|
[ad. mod.L. teuthologia, irreg. (for *teuthidologia) f. Gr. τευθίς (-ιδο-ς) cuttle-fish, squid + -logy.]
That branch of zoology which deals with cephalopods. Hence teuˈthologist.
1886Hoyle in Challenger Rep. XVI. 61 More explicit information..would be very acceptable to teuthologists. 1891Cent. Dict., Teuthology. 1982Sci. Amer. Apr. 82/1 Teuthologists, the specialists who study cephalopods (the group of marine animals that includes the squid, the cuttlefish and the octopus). |