The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oryctology
Oryctology \Or`yc*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'orykto`s dug + -logy: cf. F. oryctologie.]
An old name for paleontology.
An old name for mineralogy and geology.
Wiktionary
oryctology
n. 1 (context obsolete English) paleontology 2 (context obsolete English) mineralogy and geology