† mastologyn.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: masto- comb. form², -ology comb. form; French mastologie.

Etymology: Either < masto- comb. form² + -ology comb. form or < French mastologie (attributed to Desmarest in quot. 1839 at main sense, although apparently not supported elsewhere). Compare French mastodologie (1823 or earlier), and mammalogy n., mastozoology n.

Obsolete. rare.

= mammalogy n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > mammals

mastology1813

mazology1819

mammalogy1833

mastozoology1839

therology1877

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Mastology,... We trust we shall not be accused of pedantry in coining this term.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 352/2 Mammalogy, a hybrid word... Accordingly M. Desmarest has proposed the term Mastology, and M. de Blainville that of Mastozoology.

Derivatives

mastological adj. rare = mammalogical adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Mastological.

mastologist n. rare = mammalogist n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Mastologist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mastology
释义	† mastologyn. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: masto- comb. form², -ology comb. form; French mastologie. Etymology: Either < masto- comb. form² + -ology comb. form or < French mastologie (attributed to Desmarest in quot. 1839 at main sense, although apparently not supported elsewhere). Compare French mastodologie (1823 or earlier), and mammalogy n., mastozoology n. Obsolete. rare. = mammalogy n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > mammals mastology1813 mazology1819 mammalogy1833 mastozoology1839 therology1877 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Mastology,... We trust we shall not be accused of pedantry in coining this term. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 352/2 Mammalogy, a hybrid word... Accordingly M. Desmarest has proposed the term Mastology, and M. de Blainville that of Mastozoology. Derivatives mastological adj. rare = mammalogical adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Mastological. mastologist n. rare = mammalogist n.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Mastologist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1813
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