Meanings
nounmelittology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe study of bees
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμέλιττα“bee”
- Englishmelittology
Ancient Greek μέλιττα (mélitta, “bee”) and -λογία (-logía, “study, -logy”).
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Italian melittologia
- melittologiaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with melittology
technologypsychologybiologymethodologyecologypathologypharmacologytheologyastrologygeologyanthropologyarchaeologymythologyradiologytopologyanthologynanotechnologyideologyneurologycardiologydermatologymorphologyontologyapology
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APA
melittology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melittology
MLA
“melittology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melittology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melittology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melittology.
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