CHOROLOGY

Etymology

Noun

chorology (countable and uncountable, plural chorologies)

The spatial equivalent to chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.

(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.

Source: Wiktionary


Cho*rol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Biol.)

Definition: The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, locality, etc. Its distribution or chorology. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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