"toxology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + -o- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|τόξον|-o-|-logy|lang1=grc|t1=bow}} Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + -o- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toxology (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Archery; or more broadly, the study of projectiles and trajectories. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-toxology-en-noun-8c1syrCM Categories (other): English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -logy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Omitting -ic. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-ic}} -ic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toxology (uncountable)
  1. Misspelling of toxicology. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, uncountable Alternative form of: toxicology
    Sense id: en-toxology-en-noun-yydrbJS6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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