Dicaeology

/ˌdɪkeɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of flowerpeckers, a family of small Asian birds; ornithological research focused on the Dicaeidae family.

Etymology

From Dicaeidae (the flowerpecker family) + -ology (study of, from Greek logos, word or study). This specialized term reflects how biology creates unique words for studying specific animal groups.

Kelly Says

Most animals don't have their own '-ology'—only well-studied groups earn such terms, so dicaeology's existence shows that flowerpeckers have attracted enough scientific attention to be considered study-worthy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲካኤሎሎጂ
di-ka-ae-lo-lo-ji
ARالعربية
ديكايولوجيا
di-ka-i-o-lo-ji-ya
BNবাংলা
ডিকাইয়েওলজি
di-ka-i-e-o-lo-ji
CACatalà
dicaeologia
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-a
CSČeština
dicaeologie
di-ka-e-o-lo-gie
DADansk
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
DEDeutsch
Dicäologie
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-e
ELΕλληνικά
Δικαιολογία
di-ka-i-o-lo-gi-a
ESEspañol
dicaeología
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-a
FAفارسی
دیکایولوژی
di-ka-i-o-lo-ji
FISuomi
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
FRFrançais
Dicéologie
di-se-o-lo-ji
GUGU
ડિકેયોલોજી
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
HAHA
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
HEעברית
דיקאעולוגיה
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-ya
HIहिन्दी
डिकेओलॉजी
di-ke-o-lo-ji
HUMagyar
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
IGIG
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
ITItaliano
dicaeologia
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-a
JA日本語
ディカエオロジー
di-ka-e-o-ro-ji
KKKK
Дикаеология
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-ya
KMKM
ឌីកាអេអូឡូជី
di-ka-a-eo-lo-ji
KO한국어
디카에올로지
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
MRMR
डिकेओलॉजी
di-ke-o-lo-ji
MSBahasa Melayu
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီကဲယိုလောဂျီ
di-ka-e-yo-lo-ji
NLNederlands
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
NONorsk
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
PAPA
ਡਿਕੇਓਲੋਜੀ
di-ke-o-lo-ji
PLPolski
dicaeologia
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-a
PTPortuguês
dicaeologia
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-a
RORomână
dicaeologie
di-ka-e-o-lo-gie
RUРусский
Дикаеология
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-ya
SVSvenska
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
SWKiswahili
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
TAதமிழ்
டிக்கேயோலோகி
ti-ka-e-o-lo-gi
TEతెలుగు
డికేయోలజీ
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
THไทย
ดิคาเอโอโลยี
di-ka-ae-o-lo-yi
TLTL
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
TRTürkçe
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
Дикаеологія
di-ka-e-o-lo-gi-ya
URاردو
ڈکائیالوجی
di-ka-i-a-lo-ji
VITiếng Việt
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
YOYO
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji
ZH中文
迪卡埃学
di-ka-ai-xue
ZUZU
dicaeology
di-ka-e-o-lo-ji

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