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LIMNOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("limnology" is a kind of...):
earth science (any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)
Derivation:
limnological (of or relating to limnology)