batology

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos, “blackberry”) +‎ -ology. ==== Noun ==== batology (uncountable) (botany) The scientific study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles. === Etymology 2 === From bat +‎ -ology. ==== Noun ==== batology (uncountable) (colloquial or humorous) The study of bats (the flying mammal). ===== Synonyms ===== chiropterology === Related terms === batologist === References === E. Monasterio-Huelin, S. Castroviejo, Typification of the Names of Iberian Rubus Species Described by Sampaio, Taxon, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Aug., 1993), pp. 601-608