- teratology (n.)
[teratology 词源字典]
- "study of marvels and monstrosities," 1842, from terato- + -logy. Earlier it meant "marvelous narrative" (1670s), from Greek teratologia "a telling of marvels." Related: Teratological; teratologist.[teratology etymology, teratology origin, 英语词源]