Malacology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The branch of zoology that deals with mollusks.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the study of molluscs
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The science of the molluscous or soft-bodied animals; the knowledge of shellfish.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    zoological science    zoölogy   
    Hyponym
    shell collecting    conchology   
    Form
    malacologist    malacological   
     
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