teuthology

teuthology

English

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.

Translations

Branch of zoology dealing with cephalopods

French: teuthologie f

Further reading

• Cephalopod on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cephalopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies