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oryctology
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oryctology \Or`yc*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'orykto`s dug + -logy: cf.
F. oryctologie.]
1. An old name for paleontology.
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2. An old name for mineralogy and geology.
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