Conchology
1Conchology — Con*chol o*gy, n. [Conch + logy.] (Zo[ o]l.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology. [1913 Webster] …
2conchology — [käŋkäl′ə jē] n. [see CONCH & LOGY] the branch of natural history that deals with the shells of mollusks conchologist n …
3Conchology — Part of a series on Zoology …
4conchology — noun Etymology: Greek konchē Date: 1776 a branch of zoology that deals with shells • conchological adjective • conchologist noun …
5conchology — n. [L. concha, shell; Gr. logos, discourse] The branch of zoology dealing with the arrangement and description of mollusks based upon a study of their hard parts; conchological adj …
6conchology — conchological /kong keuh loj i keuhl/, adj. conchologically, adv. conchologist, n. /kong kol euh jee/, n. the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks. [1770 80; CONCH + o + LOGY] * * * …
7conchology — noun a) the study of molluscs and their shells b) the hobby of shell collecting …
8conchology — study of shells Sciences and Studies …
9conchology — n. branch of zoology specializing in the study of mollusk shells …
10conchology — [kɒŋ kɒlədʒi] noun the scientific study or collection of mollusc shells. Derivatives conchological adjective conchologist noun …