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The collection and study of mollusc shells
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conchology
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conchology \Con*chol"o*gy\, n. [Conch + -logy.] (Zo["o]l.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.
WordNet
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n. the collection and study of mollusc shells [syn: shell collecting ]
Wikipedia
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Conchology (from konkhos , "cockle") is the study of mollusc shells . Conchology is one aspect of malacology , the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. ...
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n. 1 the study of molluscs and their shells 2 the hobby of shell collecting
Usage examples of conchology.
It indicates a dilemma with which the wilful amateur in the first-hand study of conchology is confronted.
Then you have zoology, or the study of animals, ornithology for birds, entomology for insects, conchology for shells, ichthyology for fishes.
Why, you might take to some light study: conchology, now: it always think that must be a light study.