oryctography
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug out”) + -graphy.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
editoryctography (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The description of fossils.
References
edit- “oryctography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.