conchologist
Americannoun
plural
conchologistsExample Sentences
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He was the first serious arachnologist and conchologist in Britain, and an expert on viticulture.
From Nature
That education allowed Mary to become a conchologist and her younger sister, Katherine, to pursue a career as a botanist.
From Scientific American
English conchologists appear not to be aware of the vast number of testaceous animals which are now known.
From Project Gutenberg
The kind gentleman who arranged the shells according to this classification acted not in his capacity as a conchologist, but as the father of a family.
From Project Gutenberg
As a conchologist his reputation is world-wide, and he was one of the pioneers of the science in America.
From Project Gutenberg
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