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cynegetics

noun plural but singular in construction
cyn·e·get·ics | \-iks\

Definition of cynegetics 

: hunting, chase entry 2 sense 1b

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History and Etymology for cynegetics

Latin Cynegetica, title of a poem (from Late Greek Kynēgetika, from neuter plural of Greek kynēgetikos of hunting, from kynēgetēs hunter, from kyn- cyn- + hēgeisthai to lead) + English -s

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