Malacology

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  • noun. The branch of zoology that deals with mollusks.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The science of the molluscous or soft-bodied animals; the knowledge of shellfish.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the study of molluscs
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks
    • Word Usage
    "Is it because jobs in malacology are hard to come by?"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    zoological science  zoölogy  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    conchology  shell collecting  
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