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conchologist

conchologist noun: one who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.

Noun

conchologist (plural conchologists)

  1. One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.

Forms of conchologist

pluralconchologists

Origin of conchologist

From conchology + -ist.

Questions about conchologist

What does conchologist mean?
Conchologist means one who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
What part of speech is conchologist?
Conchologist is a noun.
What is the plural of conchologist?
The plural of conchologist is conchologists.

Words near conchologist in the dictionary

  1. conchoidally
  2. conchoids
  3. conchological
  4. conchologically
  5. conchologies
  6. conchologist
  7. conchologists
  8. conchologize
  9. conchologized
  10. conchologizes
  11. conchologizing

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