The scientific study of insects that live without legs or with reduced legs, or possibly a poorly-formed term referring to legless insect study.
Possibly from Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'phos' (foot/leg), though the etymology is unclear. This term appears to be extremely rare or possibly a historical misspelling in entomological texts.
Some insects lost their legs over evolutionary time—maggots and some parasites are legless. If aphnology existed as a proper science, these creatures would be its focus.
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