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conchology

American  
[kong-kol-uh-jee] / kɒŋˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks.


conchology British  
/ ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study and collection of mollusc shells

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Origin of conchology

1770–80; conch + -o- + -logy

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One of his bestselling works was an introduction to conchology, the science of shells.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2021

He called these “combinations of concrete objects,” recurring in time, “involutes,” a term he borrowed from conchology.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

Emerson, curator of mollusks at the Museum of Natural History, provides the basic conchology, including a cautionary account of a species of cone-shell snails whose "dartlike radular delivery apparatus" can cause a fatal wound.

From Time Magazine Archive

Come, I vinture to give ye my word, Niver the likes of his logic was heard, Down from mythology Into thayology, Troth! and conchology if he'd the call.

From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

The great reforms in the classification of shells are evidenced by the numerous manuals of conchology based on the works of Lamarck.

From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

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