Volcanology is the study of volcanoes. Vulcanology is an alternate spelling of volcanology.
So it would be reasonable to assume that a vulcanist is also a person who studies volcanoes, right?
Surprise!
Vul-can-ist {vuhl-can-ist}
A person who believes there are volcanoes on the moon.
(this according to New Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary, edited by Bernard S. Cayne and Doris E. Lechner)
Okay, so it's also used as an alternate spelling of "volcanist" in many dictionaries, but the moon definition is much more fun.
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