Arcticology

or arc·ti·col·o·gy

[ ahrk-ti-kol-uh-jee, ahr- ]

noun

1. the scientific study of the Polar Regions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arcticology¹

Arctic + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

The prosecution of our search had been largely dependent upon our imitation of the life of the Esquimaux, and I should omit an important chapter in "Arcticology" if I did not leave on record the story of our exploits as amateur Esquimaux in subsisting upon the resources of the country through which our little exploring party passed, going and coming, in pursuit of its chief object.

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