batology

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The scientific study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles. uncountable
    — […]more than another that has always been clearly recognized by British botanists, it is R. leucostachys, in spite of the various forms, which, before they were detected as hybrids, were often a puzzle to our predecessors in British batology.
  2. The study of bats (the flying mammal). colloquial,humorous,uncountable
    — Batology is the study of bats, while a batologist is someone who studies or collects bats as a hobby.

词源

词源 1
From Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos, “blackberry”) + -ology.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English bat
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.
Latin -logialbor.
French -logiebor.
English -logy
English -ology
English batology
From bat + -ology.
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