thremmatology

[ threm-uh-tol-uh-jee ]

nounBiology.
  1. the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.

Origin of thremmatology

1
1885–90; <Greek thremmato- (combining form of thrémma nursling) + -logy

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British Dictionary definitions for thremmatology

thremmatology

/ (ˌθrɛməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /


noun
  1. the science of breeding domesticated animals and plants

Origin of thremmatology

1
C19: from Greek thremma nursling + -logy

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