cynegetics

noun plural but singular in construction

cyn·​e·​get·​ics

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: hunting, chase entry 2 sense 1b

Word History

Etymology

Latin Cynegetica, title of a poem (from Late Greek Kynēgetika, from neuter plural of Greek kynēgetikos of hunting, from kynēgetēs hunter, from kyn- cyn- + hēgeisthai to lead) + English -s

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