Meanings
nounoryctography (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableThe description of fossils.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀρυκτός“dug out”
- Englishoryctography
From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug out”) + -graphy.
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Rhymes with oryctography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographydemographyangiographylithographycrystallography
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APA
oryctography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryctography
MLA
“oryctography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryctography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oryctography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryctography.
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