n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ma-l ə - ' kä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from New Latin Malacozoa, zoological group including soft-bodied animals (fr. Greek malakos soft + New Latin -zoa ) + French -logie -logy
Date: 1836
: a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks
– mal · a · co · log · i · cal \ ˌ ma-l ə -k ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– mal · a · col · o · gist \ ˌ ma-l ə - ' kä-l ə -jist \ noun