Malacologist
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who is versed in malacology; a student of mollusks.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One versed in the science of malacology.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A person who studies
molluscs
, who specializes in
malacology
.
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noun.
a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusks
Word Usage
"Of course, not every malacologist is expected to go to the AMS meetings."
Etymologically Related
malacology
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
animal scientist
zoologist