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MAT -ologies
Term | Definition |
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alology | algae |
anthropology | humans |
apiology | bees |
archaeology | past human activity |
axiology | values |
bacteriology | bacteria |
cartology | maps and mapmaking |
cetology | whales |
conchology | shells |
cosmology | nature and origin of the universe |
cryptology | codes and ciphers |
deontology | ethics |
enology | wine |
entomology | insects |
epistemology | the nature, grounds, and limits of knowledge |
eschatology | end of the world |
ethology | animal behavior in the wild |
etymology | the origins of words |
geology | earth and its history |
graphology | handwriting |
hagiology | saints |
herpetology | reptiles and amphibians |
hippology | horses |
horology | measurement of time |
ichthyology | fishes |
limnology | fresh waters |
morphology | structure and forms of plants and animals |
myrmecology | ants |
nephology | clouds |
numismatology | coins |
ontology | nature of existence |
ophiology | snakes |
opthalmology | structure, function, and diseases of the eye |
ornithology | birds |
otology | ears |
paleontology | fossils |
pedology | children |
petrology | rocks |
philology | language, speech, linguistics, and literature |
pyrology | fire |
seismology | earthquakes |
speleology | caves |
teleology | final causes or purpose in nature |
teratology | malformations or serious deviations from the norm |
thanatology | death and dying |