malacology
/ˌmæ.ləˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌmæ.ləˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
malacology noun: the study of molluscs.
Noun
malacology (uncountable)
- The study of molluscs.
- 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.1832, Richard Owen, Memoir on the Pearly Nautilus, page 2
- […]their chronogeny will long remain one of the most difficult problems in Malacology.1850, William King, A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England, published 2014, page 201
- Synonyms:
- malacozoology
malacology meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese
malacology in Tamil
- நத்தையினவியல்
malacology in Kannada
- ಮೃದ್ವಂಗಿ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
malacology in Vietnamese
- study of molluscs
- nhuyễn thể học
Synonyms of malacology
Origin of malacology
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”). Equivalent to malaco- + -logy.
Words formed from malacology
Words that rhyme with malacology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about malacology
- What does malacology mean?
- Malacology means the study of molluscs.
- What is malacology in Tamil?
- Malacology in Tamil is நத்தையினவியல். See Malacology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is malacology?
- Malacology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce malacology?
- Malacology is pronounced /ˌmæ.ləˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
Words near malacology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: malacology (page history and authors); malacology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); malacology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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