cetology

English

Etymology

From cet- +‎ -ology.

Noun

cetology (usually uncountable, plural cetologies)

The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Related terms

Translations

study of cetaceans

Catalan: cetologia
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鯨類學 (jīng lèi xué)
Dutch: walviskunde
French: cétologie (fr)
German: Walkunde, Walforschung
Icelandic: hvalafræði

Italian: cetologia
Japanese: 鯨学 (kujira gaku)
Korean: 고래학 (goraehak)
Portuguese: cetologia
Russian: цетоло́гия (ru) f (cetológija)
Spanish: cetología
Tamil: நீர்ப்பாலூட்டியியல் (nīrppālūṭṭiyiyal)

See also

whalelore

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