malacology

[ mal-uh-kol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌmæl əˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the science dealing with the study of mollusks.

Origin of malacology

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

OTHER WORDS FROM malacology

mal·a·co·log·i·cal

[mal-uh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmæl ə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivemal·a·col·o·gist, noun

Words nearby malacology

Malachi, malachite, Malachy, malacia, malaco-, malacology, malacophily, malacophyllous, malacoplakia, malacopterygian, malacosis

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Example sentences from the Web for malacology

Malacology, mal-a-kol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history which treats of the structure and habits of molluscs.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
These have been described and figured by the writer in the 'Journal of Malacology,' vol.
Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent
In malacology, a class of aquatic mollusca, having no apparent head, but a mouth between the folds of their mantle.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The fellow has actually taken it upon himself to deliver a lecture on malacology!
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai

The days of conchology were then doomed; and the study of the mollusc, or malacology, took its place.
Beautiful Shells of New Zealand|E. G. B. Moss

British Dictionary definitions for malacology

malacology

/ (ˌmæləˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of zoology concerned with the study of molluscs

Derived forms of malacology

malacological (ˌmæləkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivemalacologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for malacology

malacology

[ măl′ə-kŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of mollusks.

单词	malacology
释义	malacology [ mal-uh-kol-uh-jee ] / ˌmæl əˈkɒl ə dʒi / noun the science dealing with the study of mollusks. Origin of malacology 1830–40; <French malacologie, syncopated variant of malacozoologie.See malaco-, zoology OTHER WORDS FROM malacology mal·a·co·log·i·cal [mal-uh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌmæl ə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivemal·a·col·o·gist, noun Words nearby malacology Malachi, malachite, Malachy, malacia, malaco-, malacology, malacophily, malacophyllous, malacoplakia, malacopterygian, malacosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malacology Malacology, mal-a-kol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history which treats of the structure and habits of molluscs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various These have been described and figured by the writer in the 'Journal of Malacology,' vol. Southern Arabia\|Theodore Bent In malacology, a class of aquatic mollusca, having no apparent head, but a mouth between the folds of their mantle. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The fellow has actually taken it upon himself to deliver a lecture on malacology! Told by the Death's Head\|Mr Jkai The days of conchology were then doomed; and the study of the mollusc, or malacology, took its place. Beautiful Shells of New Zealand\|E. G. B. Moss British Dictionary definitions for malacology malacology / (ˌmæləˈkɒlədʒɪ) / noun the branch of zoology concerned with the study of molluscs Derived forms of malacology malacological (ˌmæləkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivemalacologist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for malacology malacology [ măl′ə-kŏl′ə-jē ] The scientific study of mollusks. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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