thalassography

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noun

The scientific study of marine life.

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Meanings

nounthalassography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe scientific study of marine life.

    We thus have at the Museum, independent of the general Library, smaller collections devoted to Entomology, to Marine Invertebrates and Thalassography, to Fishes and Reptiles

    1806, Harvard University, Annual Report

Origin

From thalasso- + -graphy.

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Translations

French thalassographie
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German Thalassografie, Thalassographie
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Cite this entry
APA

thalassography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassography

MLA

“thalassography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassography. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thalassography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thalassography.

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