potamology

[ pot-uh-mol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the study of rivers.

potamology

/ ˌpɒtəˈmɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. obsolete.
   the scientific study of rivers

Word History and Origins

Origin of potamology¹

C19: from Greek potamos river + -logy

Example Sentences

Potamology, pot-a-mol′ō-ji, n. the scientific study of rivers.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

He occasionally coins words such as Potamology for the study of rivers, and Chapter cxxxiv is headed— "A transition, an anecdote, an apostrophe, and a pun, punnet, or pundigrion."

From Project Gutenberg