oryctology

noun

oryc·​tol·​o·​gy

əˌrikˈtäləjē,

ˌōrˌi-

plural -es

: mineralogy

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin oryctologia, from Greek oryktos formed by digging, dug, verbal of oryssein to dig + New Latin -logia -logy

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