nematology

[ nem-uh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌnɛm əˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of zoology dealing with nematodes.

Origin of nematology

First recorded in 1925–30; nemato- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM nematology

nem·a·to·log·i·cal [nem-uh-tl-oj-i-kuh l, ni-mat-uh-] /ˌnɛm ə tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl, nɪˈmæt ə-/, adjective nem·a·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby nematology

nematocyst, nematoda, nematode, nematodiasis, nematoid, nematology, nematomorph, nembutal, nembutsu, nemea, nemean