Acridology

//ˌæ.kɹɪˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of grasshoppers and locusts (of the infraorder Acrididea). uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís) + -logy.

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