speleology

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  1. noun The scientific study of caves.
  2. noun Exploration of caves.

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  1. French spéléologie : Latin spēlēum, cave (from Greek spēlaion) + -logie, -logy.

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  1. French spéléologie, from Greek σπήλαιον, a cave, + -λογια, from λέγειν, speak.
 

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