Malacologist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malacologist is a noun meaning A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology.
Meaning
A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology.
Example Sentences
In the early 1800s the French malacologist Pierre Denys de Montfort published an account of a British ship of the line that he claimed had been sunk, and its crew devoured, by a Colossal octopus, or Kraken.
Word Forms
- malacologists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include malacostracologist, paleomalacology, molluscan, conchologist, malacanthid, longidome.
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