planktology

noun

plank·​tol·​o·​gy

plaŋkˈtäləjē

variants or less commonly planktonology

ˌplaŋktəˈnä-

plural -es

: a branch of biology concerned with the study of plankton

Word History

Etymology

plankton + -logy

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