oological

Variant of oology

oology definition

ool·ogy (ō äl′ə jē)

noun

that branch of zoology concerned with the study of eggs, esp. birds' eggs

Etymology: oo- + -logy

Related Forms:

  • oological o′olog′i·cal (ō′ō läj′i kəl, ō′ə-) adjective
  • oologist ool′o·gist noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments


Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.

Connect with Facebook