Ammonitology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of ammonites. uncountable

    "The elaborate resulting nomenclature (taxonomy) is admittedly cumbersome. Unfortunately this aspect of ammonitology turns many away from an exciting and fruitful field of research."

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"The elaborate resulting nomenclature (taxonomy) is admittedly cumbersome. Unfortunately this aspect of ammonitology turns many away from an exciting and fruitful field of research."

Etymology

From ammonite + -ology.

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