Conchologist

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One versed in conchology.
  • n. A name of the carrier-shells (family PhoridÅ“), from their often attaching other shells to the margins of their whorls as they grow. Also called mineralogist. See cut under carrier-shell.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a collector and student of mollusc shells
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    collector    aggregator