theriology
nounUK /ˌθɪəriˈɒlədʒi/
US /ˌθɪriˈɑːlədʒi/
Theriology is the study of mammals.
She studied theriology to learn all about mammals like bears and whales.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific classification of mammals.
His research in theriology helped classify several new rodent species.
3. A written work or treatise about mammals.
The old library held a rare theriology from the 1800s.
4. The study of wild animals in general, in some older usages.
Early explorers wrote theriology about the strange beasts they saw.