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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὀρυκτικός“fit for digging or mining”
- English todayoryctics
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτικός (oruktikós, “fit for digging or mining”), from ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug up”).
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oryctics
Today it means: The branch of geology relating to fossils. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ὀρυκτικός