planktonologyn.
/ˌplaŋ(k)təˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌplæŋktəˈnɑlədʒi/ = planktology n.
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the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > specific organisms
zoophytography1735
zoophytology1815
parasitology1870
planktology1892
planktonology1896
micrococcologist1902
protistology1903
1896 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 470 Dr. C. S. Dolley referring to the work of Hensen, Haeckel, and others on planktonology, explains the importance of a quantitative determination of the primitive food-supply of marine animals.
1913 Jrnl. Ecol. 1 176 The most comprehensive general work on planktonology is that of Steuer.
1975 Jrnl. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada 32 2231 Narrower fields of specialization, such as planktonology, fisheries ecology, or studies on the benthic habitat, should be integrated.
1998 Science 9 Oct. 331/3 (advt.) The candidate will be expected to teach an undergraduate course in plant physiology or planktonology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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