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malacology

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌmæ.ləˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/Part of speech nounSorted aacgllmooyStarts with MEnds with Y0 clues
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  1. the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks

Word origin

From French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from the (obsolete) taxonomic name Malacozoa + French -ologie (“-ology”), Malacozoa being in turn from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

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  • But the circumstances which the Baron Cuvier† so justly adduces as tending to retard the progress of Malacology in general, seem especially to have contributed to obscure the history of Nautilus Pompilius.
  • […]their chronogeny will long remain one of the most difficult problems in Malacology.

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