thalassography

English

Etymology

thalasso- +‎ -graphy

Noun

thalassography (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of marine life.
    • 1806, Harvard University, Annual Report:
      We thus have at the Museum, independent of the general Library, smaller collections devoted to Entomology, to Marine Invertebrates and Thalassography, to Fishes and Reptiles

Translations
Translations

References
  • thalassography in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.