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Definition of Malacology
1. Noun. The branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks.
Definition of Malacology
1. n. The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
Definition of Malacology
1. Noun. (zoology) the study of molluscs ¹
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Definition of Malacology
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Medical Definition of Malacology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Malacology
Literary usage of Malacology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"To the ' Transactions ' of this society he contributed numerous papers, but the
chief part of his original writings on malacology are to be found in the ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"malacology (Or. malakos, ' soft'), a name sometimes employed to designate that
branch of natural history which has molluscs (called mala/da by Aristotle) ..."
3. American Journal of Conchology by George Washington Tryon, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Conchological Section (1867)
"Lea. Oak Orchard Creek is in New York, not "New Orleans." Contributions to Indian
malacology. No. 8. ..."
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