mammalogy

[ muh-mal-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the science dealing with mammals.

mammalogy

/ mæˈmælədʒɪ; ˌmæməˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of zoology concerned with the study of mammals

mammalogy

/ mă-măl′ə-jē,-mŏl′- /

1. The scientific study of mammals.

Derived Forms

• mammalogical, adjective
• mamˈmalogist, noun

Other Words From

• mam·malo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mammalogy¹

First recorded in 1825–35; mamma(l) + -logy

Example Sentences

In videos, pair members stayed close, spending about half of their waking time within just 15 centimeters of each other, the researchers reported online November 17 in the Journal of Mammalogy.

From Science News

Weinstein and her colleagues described the rats’ social lives in the November 17 Journal of Mammalogy.

From Science News For Students

Of recent years, and more especially in America, it has become a custom to designate the study of mammals by the term “mammalogy.”

From Project Gutenberg

A second contribution to the mammalogy of Ecuador with some remarks on Caenolestes.

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It is to honor his contributions to mammalogy that the subspecies is named helleri.

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In all the Indian mammalogy this section is probably the most difficult to write about.

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