noun
- plural of conchology; the scientific study of mollusks and their shells
Usage: academic; scientific
Examples
- The museum's conchologies collection includes specimens from around the world.
- She published several papers on conchologies during her career as a marine biologist.
- The conchologies department at the university focuses on shell morphology and classification.
- His interest in conchologies began when he found a rare shell on the beach as a child.
- Modern conchologies incorporates molecular biology alongside traditional shell analysis.