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conchology

[ kong-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks.


conchology

/ ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study and collection of mollusc shells
“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
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈDZDz, noun
  • conchological, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz··Dz·· [kong-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • Dzc·Dzi·· adverb
  • Dz·DZo· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of conchology1

1770–80; conch + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

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He called these “combinations of concrete objects,” recurring in time, “involutes,” a term he borrowed from conchology.

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This is one of the most natural genera in the modern systems of conchology, as it includes all fresh-water bivalves having two rough cardinal teeth in one valve and one in the other.

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He had a very extensive correspondence, even with Europe, and received many conchylia, which he used and compared for his work on American conchology.

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He studied chemistry, botany, drawing, designing, and conchology.

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Come, I venture to give you my word, Never the likes of his logic was heard, Down from mythology, Into thayology, Troth and conchology, if he'd the call.

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