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Conchological

Conchological \Con`cho*log"ic*al\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to, or connected with, conchology.

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conchological

a. Of or pertaining to conchology.

Usage examples of "conchological".

The space of open sea running north and south off the west coast, separates two quite distinct conchological provinces.

We have, therefore, in this quarter of the world, three great conchological sea-provinces, quite distinct, though surprisingly near each other, being separated by long north and south spaces either of land or of open sea.

Conseil was just dragging, and his net came up filled with divers ordinary shells, when, all at once, he saw me plunge my arm quickly into the net, to draw out a shell, and heard me utter a conchological cry, that is to say, the most piercing cry that human throat can utter.

They had a little conchological cabinet, and a little metallurgical cabinet, and a little mineralogical cabinet.