"malacologist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malacologists [plural]
Etymology: From malacology + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|malacology|ist}} malacology + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} malacologist (plural malacologists)
  1. A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Mollusks Translations (person who studies molluscs): 軟體動物學家 (Chinese Mandarin), 软体动物学家 (ruǎntǐdòngwùxuéjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), nilviäistutkija (Finnish), malakologi (Finnish), malacologue (French), malacólogo (Galician), Malakologe [masculine] (German), Malakologin [feminine] (German), malakológus (Hungarian), malacologo [masculine] (Italian), malacologa [feminine] (Italian), malacólogo [masculine] (Spanish), malacóloga [feminine] (Spanish)

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