odonatologyn.
/ˌəʊd(ə)nəˈtɒlədʒi/, /ˌəʊdəneɪˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊdn̩əˈtɑlədʒi/, /ˈˌoʊdəˌneɪˈtɑlədʒi/ The branch of entomology concerned with insects of the order Odonata; the study of dragonflies and damselflies.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > insects > specific insects
hymenopterology1855
neuropterology1858
orthopterology1890
lepidopterology1899
coccidology1904
odonatology1917
acridology1948
lepidoptery1959
1917 R. S. Tillyard Biol. Dragonflies i. 2 The darkness was dispelled by the appearance on the scene of the great Belgian master, rightly called the ‘Father of Odonatology’, Baron Edmond de Selys-Longchamps.
1972 Nature 24 Mar. 187/2 The Societas Internationalis Odonatologica, founded during the first European symposium on odonatology held in Ghent last year.
1994 Notulae Odonatologicae 4 69 (title) Two photographs relative to the history of odonatology in Slovenia.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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