Malacology
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malacology — [mal΄ə käl′ə jē] n. [Fr malacologie: see MALACO & LOGY] the branch of zoology dealing with mollusks … English World dictionary
Malacology — Part of a series on Zoology … Wikipedia
malacology — malakologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis moliuskus. atitikmenys: angl. malacology vok. Malakologie, f rus. малакология, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
malacology — noun Etymology: French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from New Latin Malacozoa, zoological group including soft bodied animals (from Greek malakos soft + New Latin zoa) + French logie logy Date: 1836 a branch of zoology dealing with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
malacology — n. [Gr. malakos, soft; logos, discourse] The branch of zoology dealing with mollusks, the animal inside the shell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
malacology — malacological /mal euh keuh loj i keuhl/, adj. malacologist, n. /mal euh kol euh jee/, n. the science dealing with the study of mollusks. [1830 40; < F malacologie, syncopated var. of MALACOZOOLOGIE. See MALACO , ZOOLOGY] * * * … Universalium
malacology — noun the study of molluscs … Wiktionary
malacology — study of molluscs Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
malacology — n. branch of zoology that studies mollusks … English contemporary dictionary
malacology — [ˌmalə kɒlədʒi] noun the branch of zoology concerned with molluscs. Compare with conchology. Derivatives malacological adjective malacologist noun … English new terms dictionary
