Home › Words › C › cirripedologycirripedologycirripedology means the scientific study of barnacles.EtymologyFrom cirriped + -ology.nounThe scientific study of barnacles.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cirripedologist 80% match — One who studies cirripedology. vs cirripedology →copepodology 75% match — The scientific study of copepods. vs cirripedology →brachiopodology 71% match — The study of brachiopods. vs cirripedology →crustaceology 71% match — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans. vs cirripedology →carcinology 69% match — The study of crustaceans. vs cirripedology →cirripedian 68% match — Any barnacle of the infraclass Cirripedia vs cirripedology →cirriped 67% match — Any barnacle or similar crustacean of the infraclass Cirripedia vs cirripedology →arthropodology 67% match — The study of arthropods. vs cirripedology →