malacostracology
(ˌmæləkəstrəˈkɒlədʒɪ)
[f. mod.L. malacostraca (see malacostracan) + -ology.]
The science which treats of the Malacostraca.
| 1847–54 in Webster. 1855 in Ogilvie Suppl. |
Hence malaˌcostracoˈlogical a., pertaining to malacostracology; malaˌcostraˈcologist, one versed in this science.
| 1890 in Century Dict. |