The scientific study of shrimp and prawns, including their anatomy, behavior, and classification.
From Greek 'karis' (shrimp) combined with '-logy' (study of). The term emerged in the 19th century as taxonomists developed specialized vocabulary for crustacean research.
Scientists had to invent this word because shrimp are so evolutionarily distinct from other crustaceans that they needed their own dedicated field of study—it's like how birds got ornithology while most animals just get 'zoology.'
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