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malacology

[ mal-uh-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the science dealing with the study of mollusks.


malacology

/ ˌmæləkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmæləˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of zoology concerned with the study of molluscs
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malacology

/ măl′ə-kŏlə-jē /

  1. The scientific study of mollusks.


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Derived Forms

  • malacological, adjective
  • ˌmalaˈcologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mal·a·co·log·i·cal [mal-, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • mala·colo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malacology1

1830–40; < French malacologie, syncopated variant of malacozoologie. See malaco-, zoology
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Example Sentences

The days of conchology were then doomed; and the study of the mollusc, or malacology, took its place.

In malacology, a class of aquatic mollusca, having no apparent head, but a mouth between the folds of their mantle.

Malacology, mal-a-kol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history which treats of the structure and habits of molluscs.

The fellow has actually taken it upon himself to deliver a lecture on malacology!

These have been described and figured by the writer in the 'Journal of Malacology,' vol.

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