oryctography

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (oruktós, “dug out”) + -graphy. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi === Noun === oryctography (uncountable) (obsolete) The description of fossils. === References === “oryctography”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.