- conchology
- noun Etymology: Greek konchē Date: 1776 a branch of zoology that deals with shells • conchological adjective • conchologist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
conchology
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Conchology — Con*chol o*gy, n. [Conch + logy.] (Zo[ o]l.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conchology — [käŋkäl′ə jē] n. [see CONCH & LOGY] the branch of natural history that deals with the shells of mollusks conchologist n … English World dictionary
Conchology — Part of a series on Zoology … Wikipedia
conchology — n. [L. concha, shell; Gr. logos, discourse] The branch of zoology dealing with the arrangement and description of mollusks based upon a study of their hard parts; conchological adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
conchology — conchological /kong keuh loj i keuhl/, adj. conchologically, adv. conchologist, n. /kong kol euh jee/, n. the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks. [1770 80; CONCH + o + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
conchology — noun a) the study of molluscs and their shells b) the hobby of shell collecting … Wiktionary
conchology — study of shells Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
conchology — n. branch of zoology specializing in the study of mollusk shells … English contemporary dictionary
conchology — [kɒŋ kɒlədʒi] noun the scientific study or collection of mollusc shells. Derivatives conchological adjective conchologist noun … English new terms dictionary
conchology — n. Malacology … New dictionary of synonyms
