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Malacca
malacca
malacca cane
Malacca, Strait of
Malachi
malachite
malacia
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malacology
malacophyllous
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malacology
mal·a·col·o·gy [ màllə kólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of mollusks: the branch of zoology that involves the study of mollusks
[Mid-19th century. < French< modern Latin Malacozoa "soft-bodied creatures" < Greek malakos (see malaco-)]

mal·a·co·log·i·cal [ màlləkə lójjik'l ] adjective
mal·a·col·o·gist [ màllə kólləjist ] noun
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