1. a person who studies or collects shells and mollusks
Usage: scientific field; often used in academic or museum contexts

Examples

• The conchologist carefully examined the rare seashell under a microscope.
• She became a conchologist after spending her childhood collecting shells on the beach.
• The museum hired a conchologist to catalog their extensive shell collection.
• As a conchologist, he traveled to tropical reefs to study living mollusks.
• The conchologist's research focused on the classification of bivalve shells.
• Many amateur conchologists contribute valuable specimens to scientific institutions.