opilionology

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noun

The study of the Opiliones or harvestmen.

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Meanings

nounopilionology (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe study of the Opiliones or harvestmen.

    There are certain to be differences, and 'comparative opilionology' presents a wide field.

    1974, Theodore Horace Savory, Introduction to arachnology, page 35
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    During the 1920s the German zoologist Alfred Kastner emerged as the leading student of opilionology and arachnology in general.

    2007, Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones, page 14

    Broad interest in harvestman phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history has advanced the field of opilionology greatly […]

    2015, G Giribet, “Evolutionary biology of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones)”, in Annual Review of Entomology, volume 60, page 157
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