Meanings
nounsiphonapterology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe scientific study of fleas and other insects of the order Siphonaptera.
His collections, writings and enthusiasm gave a decided impetus to twentieth-century siphonapterology and the world flea fauna is currently being covered in a superb monographic series of volumes based on his material.
1984, J. S. Fairley, An Irish Beast Book: A Natural History of Ireland's Furred Wildlife
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