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malacologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: zoologist, animal scientist

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English malacology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English malacologist From malacology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 軟體動物學家 /软体动物学家 (ruǎntǐdòngwùxuéjiā) — person who studies molluscs
  • Finnish: nilviäistutkija — person who studies molluscs
  • Finnish: malakologi — person who studies molluscs
  • French: malacologue — person who studies molluscs
  • Galician: malacólogo — person who studies molluscs
  • Galician: malacóloga — person who studies molluscs
  • German: Malakologe — person who studies molluscs
  • German: Malakologin — person who studies molluscs
  • Hungarian: malakológus — person who studies molluscs
  • Italian: malacologo — person who studies molluscs
  • Italian: malacologa — person who studies molluscs
  • Spanish: malacólogo — person who studies molluscs
  • Spanish: malacóloga — person who studies molluscs
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