Bible Dictionaries
Oryctology

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An old name for mineralogy and geology.

(2):

(n.) An old name for paleontology.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oryctology'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oryctology.html. 1828.