creekology

noun

creek·​ol·​o·​gy

krēˈkäləjē,

kriˈ-

plural -es

: any method of searching for oil based on a limited knowledge of geology and practiced especially by wildcat prospectors

Word History

Etymology

creek + -o- + -logy

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