conchology
- noun
- /kɒŋˈkɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
:
conchología
- Overnight, his world became shells, conchology, and the phylum Mollusca.
- name of conchology
Examples
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It was marked by a "C" for Conchology.
Fiction book (1992) -
It is my inner sanctum, or, to use the language of conchology, my chamber of conception.
Fiction book (1992) -
In fact, so to speak, however, it gets noticed no more than an hour later by another colleague of mine, whom I've never met personally but know to be an art historian with a minor, as it were, in conchology, from which hobby he has acquired the half-conscious habit of keeping a beachcomber's eye out even in the city.
Fiction book (1995) -
The study of shells is known as conchology, and it attracts many enthusiasts worldwide.
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Her passion for conchology led her to collect shells from beaches around the world.
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In his research, he focused on conchology, specifically studying how different species of mollusks adapt their shells.
Synonyms
A hobby of collecting and studying sea shells
The study of soft-bodied animals like snails and clams
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conchology comes from the root conch meaning 'shell' and the ending -ology meaning 'study of'. So, conchology is the study and collecting of shells, the hard covers of animals like snails and clams.
