Example Sentences

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He is a malacologist who began working at the Office in 1971, before the current Endangered Species Act was passed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

But Dr. Bick read while doing research in the field journals of an early 20th-century malacologist that P. hyalina were often found on forest edges, where trees thin out in sunlight.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

"You never know, we may even help inspire someone to become a malacologist in the future."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2013

Most days, the creaky old malacologist Dr. Geffard waits with them at the Gare d’Austerlitz, sitting upright with his beard and bow tie, smelling of rosemary, of mint, of wine.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The shore followed by the colonists was strewn with mollusks, which would have delighted a malacologist.

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.