conchologist
/kɑŋˈkɑlədʒɪst/
noun
- A person who studies or collects shells, especially mollusk shells.
- The conchologist spent the morning sorting her collection of seashells by species.
- The museum hired a conchologist to identify and catalog their shell specimens.
- My uncle is an amateur conchologist who finds rare shells on tropical beaches.
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