"hexiology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “state or habit”) + -ology. Coined in 1894 by an English naturalist, St. George Jackson Mivart. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἕξις||state or habit}} Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “state or habit”), {{af|en|-ology}} -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hexiology (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: ecology
    Sense id: en-hexiology-en-noun-XKHeCMUX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology

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