Etymology

conchology

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Today it means: The study of molluscs and their shells. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόγχη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόγχη
  2. English todayconchology

From conch or Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē) + -ology.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόγχη all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.