ספלאולוגיה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890.

Cognate with Russian спелеология (speleologija), Polish speleologia, and other Slavic synonyms.

Noun[edit]

סְפֶּלֶאוֹלוֹגְיָה (transliteration neededf

  1. speleology (the study of caves)