acridology

noun

ac·​ri·​dol·​o·​gy

ˌa-krə-ˈdä-lə-jē

plural -es

: the study of migratory locusts and other grasshoppers

acridologist

ˌa-krə-ˈdä-lə-jist

noun

plural acridologists

Acridologists have debated the adaptiveness of phase polymorphism for decades.

—James T. Costa, The Other Insect Societies, 2006

Word History

Etymology

Greek akrid-, akrís "grasshopper" + -o- + -logy

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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