Meanings
nouncetology (usually uncountable, plural cetologies)
plural cetologies
- uncountableusuallyThe branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Origin
By surface analysis, cet(acean)- + -o- + -logy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cetologia
- cetologiastudy of cetaceans
Chinese Mandarin 鯨類學 /鲸类学
- 鯨類學 /鲸类学 (jīng lèi xué)study of cetaceans
Dutch walviskunde
- walviskundestudy of cetaceans
Finnish valastiede
- valastiedestudy of cetaceans
French cétologie
- cétologiestudy of cetaceans
German Walkunde, Walforschung
- Walkundestudy of cetaceans
- Walforschungstudy of cetaceans
Icelandic hvalafræði
- hvalafræðistudy of cetaceans
Italian cetologia
- cetologiastudy of cetaceans
Japanese 鯨学
- 鯨学 (kujira gaku)study of cetaceans
Korean 고래학
- 고래학 (goraehak)study of cetaceans
Portuguese cetologia
- cetologiastudy of cetaceans
Russian цетоло́гия
- цетоло́гия (cetológija)study of cetaceans
Spanish cetología
- cetologíastudy of cetaceans
Tamil நீர்ப்பாலூட்டியியல்
- நீர்ப்பாலூட்டியியல் (nīrppālūṭṭiyiyal)study of cetaceans
Cite this entry
APA
cetology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetology
MLA
“cetology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cetology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cetology.
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