coccidology

noun

coc·​ci·​dol·​o·​gy

ˌkäksəˈdäləjē

plural -es

: the branch of zoology that is concerned with the scales, mealybugs, and other members of the superfamily Coccoidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Coccidae + English -o- + -logy

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