MALACOLOGY

[mal.a.col.o.gy] n [F malacologie, contr. of malacozoologie, fr. NL Malacozoa, zoological group including soft-bodied animals (fr. Gk malakos soft + NL -zoa) + F -logie -logy] (1836): a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks -- mal.a.co.log.i.cal adj -- mal.a.col.o.gist n