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xenology

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
xenology /zeˈnäləjē, zɛˈnɑlədʒi /
▸ noun (chiefly in science fiction) the scientific study of alien biology, cultures, etc.
– DERIVATIVES
xenologist
– ORIGIN 1950s : from Greek xenos ‘stranger, foreigner’, (adjective) ‘strange’.