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    CONCHOLOGY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The collection and study of mollusc shellsplay

    Synonyms:

    conchology; shell collecting

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("conchology" is a kind of...):

    aggregation; assembling; collecting; collection (the act of gathering something together)

    malacology (the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks)

    Derivation:

    conchologist (a collector and student of mollusc shells)

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