acanthology
English
Etymology
acanth (“having spines or thorns”) + -ology (“study of”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /(ˌ)æˌkænˈθɑlədʒi/, /ˌækənˈθɑləɡdʒi/, /əˌkænˈθɑlədʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
acanthology (plural acanthologies)
- The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
Derived terms
- acanthological
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)