conchology
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CONCHOLOGY
n.[Gr. A shell and discourse. ] The doctrine or science of shells and shellfish.
Con *chol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Conch + -logy. ] (Zoöl.)
con chol o gy |käNGˈkäləjē kɑŋˈkɑləʤi | ▶noun the scientific study or collection of mollusk shells. Compare with malacology. DERIVATIVES con cho log i cal |ˌkäNGkəˈläjikəl |adjective, con chol o gist |-jist |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek konkhē ‘shell ’ + -logy .
conchology |kɒŋˈkɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the scientific study or collection of mollusc shells. DERIVATIVES conchological |-kəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, conchologist noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek konkhē ‘shell ’ + -logy .