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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConchology
/kɒŋˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The scientific study or collection of mollusc shells.
"Her lifelong passion for conchology resulted in an impressive collection of rare sea snail shells from the Pacific." - 2
The hobby or practice of gathering and studying seashells.
"He spent his summer beach vacation deeply immersed in conchology and marine biology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'konkhē' meaning 'mussel' or 'cockle', combined with the suffix '-logia' denoting 'study of'. It entered the English language in the late 18th century to scientifically classify and describe the study of mollusc shells, reflecting the era's growing passion for natural history collections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conchology" is said worldwide
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conchyliologie
Transliteration: kɔ̃.ki.ljɔ.lɔ.ʒi
"La conchyliologie est une branche passionnante de l'histoire naturelle."
Conchologie
Transliteration: kɔŋçoˈloːɡi̯ə
"Die Conchologie beschäftigt sich mit dem Sammeln und Bestimmen von Muscheln."
conchologia
Transliteration: koŋkoˈlɔdʒa
"Il museo ospita una straordinaria collezione di conchologia."
conquiliología
Transliteration: koŋkilioloxía
"La conquiliología es la ciencia que estudia las conchas de los moluscos."
conquiliologia
Transliteration: kõkiɫiɔɫoˈʒiɐ
"Ele dedicou muitos anos ao estudo da conquiliologia."
शंख विज्ञान
Transliteration: shankh vigyan
"शंख विज्ञान मोलusk के खोलों का अध्ययन है।"
贝类学
Transliteration: bèilèixué
"贝类学是生物学的一个分支，专门研究贝壳。"
패고학
Transliteration: paegohak
"그는 패고학 분야에서 저명한 수집가이다."
貝類学
Transliteration: kairuigaku
"彼は熱心な貝類学の研究者として知られている。"
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