conchologist
noun
a scientist specializing in conchology.
conchologists
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pluralof conchologist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dentists were interviewed for Local Anaesthetic, stonecutters for The Tin Drum and conchologists for From the Diary of a Snail.
From Time Magazine Archive
A very large number of species of Cardium have been distinguished by conchologists.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Perhaps on the same principle which has caused a fact generally noticed, viz. that conchologists, butterfly-fanciers, &c., are unusually prone to commit felonies, because too little of a human interest circulates through their arid pursuits.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by Thomas De Quincey
Many fossil species formerly referred to this genus, and which have been met with chiefly in marine formations, are now considered by conchologists to belong to Natica and other marine genera.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
A sort of shaving soap used frequently to be advertised under a title which was as complexly adjusted a piece of mosaic work as the geologists or the conchologists ever turned out.
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton
