transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-lə-ˈkä-lə-jē ]
noun
Etymology: French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from New Latin Malacozoa, zoological group including soft-bodied animals (from Greek malakos soft + New Latin -zoa ) + French -logie -logy
Date: 1836
: a branch of zoology dealing with mollusks
• mal·a·co·log·i·cal ˌma-lə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective
• mal·a·col·o·gist ˌma-lə-ˈkä-lə-jist noun