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speleology

 noun
     
Related topics: Outdoor, Other Sports, Geography
spe‧le‧ol‧o‧gy [uncountable] technical
1DSODLO British English the sport of walking and climbing in caves [= spelunking American English]
2SG the scientific study of caves
—speleologist noun [countable]
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