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conchology

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con·chol·o·gy  (kng-kl-j)
n.
The branch of zoology that deals with the study of mollusks and shells.
concho·logi·cal (-k-lj-kl) adj.
con·cholo·gist n.
conchology [kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the study and collection of mollusc shells
conchological  [ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
conchologist  n
conchology
1. the collecting of shells.
2. the branch of zoology that studies shells. — conchologist, n.
See also: Collections and Collecting
the branch of zoology that studies the shells of mollusks. Also called malacology. — conchologist, n. — conchological, adj.
See also: Zoology
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conchologyconchology - the collection and study of mollusc shells
shell collecting
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
malacology - the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks


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Why, you might take to some light study: conchology, now: it always think that must be a light study.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
You will find in the most out- of-the way villages human mollusks, creatures apparently dead, who have passions for lepidoptera or for conchology, let us say,--beings who will give themselves infinite pains about moths, butterflies, or the concha Veneris.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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