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malacology
[ mal-uh-kol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the science dealing with the study of mollusks.
malacology
/ ˌmæləkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmæləˈkɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the branch of zoology concerned with the study of molluscs
malacology
/ măl′ə-kŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of mollusks.
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Derived Forms
- malacological, adjective
- ˌmalaˈcologist, noun
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Other Words From
- mal·a·co·log·i·cal [mal-, uh, -k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- mala·colo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of malacology1
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Example Sentences
The days of conchology were then doomed; and the study of the mollusc, or malacology, took its place.
In malacology, a class of aquatic mollusca, having no apparent head, but a mouth between the folds of their mantle.
Malacology, mal-a-kol′o-ji, n. the branch of natural history which treats of the structure and habits of molluscs.
The fellow has actually taken it upon himself to deliver a lecture on malacology!
These have been described and figured by the writer in the 'Journal of Malacology,' vol.
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