What's the difference between conchologist and conchology?

Conchologist


Definition:

  • (n.) One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.

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Conchology


Definition:

  • (n.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The biological recording courses operated by Birmingham University have trained hundreds of ecologists who work for the UK's most famous organisations – the National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, the Natural History Museum, among them – and many more obscure, but vital, charities and research bodies which focus on groups like bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) and conchology (molluscs).
  • (2) The conchological, anatomical and radular characteristics of Biomphalaria orbignyi are described, as well as the morphometric ratio between maximal height and maximal diameter, in which the regression coefficient value is 0.9.

Words possibly related to "conchologist"

Words possibly related to "conchology"