释义 |
mal·a·col·o·gy \-jē\ noun (-es) Etymology: French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from malacozoo- (from New Latin Malacozoa zoological group in some classifications including soft-bodied animals such as the mollusks, from malac- + -zoa) + -logie -logy : a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks — compare conchology |