conchology

[ kong-kol-uh-jee ]

/ kɒŋˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks.

Origin of conchology

1770–80; conch + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM conchology

con·cho·log·i·cal

[kong-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌkɒŋ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivecon·cho·log·i·cal·ly, adverbcon·chol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby conchology

conchitis, concho-, Conchobar, conchoid, conchoidal, conchology, Conchos, conchy, concierge, conciliar, conciliate

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Example sentences from the Web for conchology

Conchology was only the form of the science suited to a time when the shell was more considered than its inhabitant.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 2, September 1899|Various
Col. Whiting called at my office to get the loan of an elementary work on conchology.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
We have dedicated it to the founder of the section Ameria, a gentleman well known for his deep researches in conchology.
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart|John McDouall Stuart
They appointed me clerk of that Committee on Conchology and then allowed me no amanuensis to play billiards with.
Sketches New and Old, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

It might have been chess, it might have been conchology, it might have been heraldry.
The Mountebank|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for conchology

conchology

/ (kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study and collection of mollusc shells

Derived forms of conchology

conchological (ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveconchologist, noun

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单词	conchology
释义	conchology [ kong-kol-uh-jee ] / kɒŋˈkɒl ə dʒi / noun the branch of zoology dealing with the shells of mollusks. Origin of conchology 1770–80; conch + -o- + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM conchology con·cho·log·i·cal [kong-kuh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌkɒŋ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivecon·cho·log·i·cal·ly, adverbcon·chol·o·gist, noun Words nearby conchology conchitis, concho-, Conchobar, conchoid, conchoidal, conchology, Conchos, conchy, concierge, conciliar, conciliate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conchology Conchology was only the form of the science suited to a time when the shell was more considered than its inhabitant. Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 2, September 1899\|Various Col. Whiting called at my office to get the loan of an elementary work on conchology. Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft We have dedicated it to the founder of the section Ameria, a gentleman well known for his deep researches in conchology. Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart\|John McDouall Stuart They appointed me clerk of that Committee on Conchology and then allowed me no amanuensis to play billiards with. Sketches New and Old, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) It might have been chess, it might have been conchology, it might have been heraldry. The Mountebank\|William J. Locke British Dictionary definitions for conchology conchology / (kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ) / noun the study and collection of mollusc shells Derived forms of conchology conchological (ˌkɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveconchologist, noun 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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