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conchology

N วิชา ที่ ศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ สัตว์ พวก หอย 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCHOLOGY

n.[Gr. A shell and discourse. ] The doctrine or science of shells and shellfish.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONCHOLOGY

Con *chol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Conch + -logy. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conchology

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 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

conchology

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 .