acarology
noun
- branch of zoology that is concerned with the study of mites and ticks
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /æ.kəˈɹɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ / /æ.kəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
noun
Etymology: From acaro- + -logy, based on Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -λογία (-logía).
- The study of ticks and mites.
“1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii, The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement.”
“General texts on acarology include works by Woolley (1987), Evans (1992), and Krantz and Walter (2009).”