limacologyn.
/lɪməˈkɒlədʒi//liːməˈkɒlədʒi/ The branch of zoology which deals with slugs.
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limacology1981
1981 Daily Tel. 9 Feb. 17/5 The group..say limacology may soon rival bird spotting.
1981 Observer 15 Feb. 6/2 Limacology or slug-watching is similar to bird-watching with the added convenience that slugs don't fly away before you've got a good look at them.
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limaˈcologist n. an expert in or student of limacology.
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limacologist1974
1974 Daily Tel. 3 Jan. 10/6 Wider field-work on slugs is expected by limacologists this year.
1981 D. J. Bellamy & T. J. Bellamy Bellamy's Backyard Safari 75 It didn't take too much arm twisting to persuade him with the help of a fellow limacologist, Noel Jackson, to produce a brand new key to the slugs of Britain.
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