Usually means: Study of minerals and fossils.
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  1. oryctology: Merriam-Webster
  2. oryctology: Collins English Dictionary
  3. oryctology: Wordnik
  4. oryctology: Wiktionary
  5. Oryctology, oryctology: Dictionary.com
  6. Oryctology: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. oryctology: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Oryctology: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. oryctology: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. oryctology: FreeDictionary.org
  11. oryctology: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. oryctology: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oryctology)

noun:  (obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.

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