Home › Words › C › cynologycynologycynology means the study of dogs.EtymologyFrom cyno- + -logy.nounThe study of dogs.e.g.“Professor Mills has done excellent work in his course on "Cynology, the Dog and his Diseases," a subject hitherto only taught incidentally in any college ...” — 1892, The Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cynologist 88% match — One who studies dogs. vs cynology →cynological 87% match — Pertaining to cynology. vs cynology →cynologically 78% match — In a cynological manner or fashion. vs cynology →cynophilia 77% match — A fondness for dogs or other canines. vs cynology →cynolatry 73% match — The worship of dogs. vs cynology →cynophile 73% match — A person who loves canines; a dog lover. vs cynology →cynomania 71% match — An abnormal love of dogs. vs cynology →canophilia 71% match — Synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”). vs cynology →