| 单词 |
conchologist |
| 释义 |
conchologist|kɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪst| [f. as prec. + -ist.] One versed in, or a student of, conchology; a scientific collector of shells.
1784F. Martyn (title), The Universal Conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known Shell. 1830Herschel Stud. Nat. Phil. 344 The researches of the comparative anatomist and conchologist. 1857Wood Com. Objects Sea Shore 13 The conchologist, as he was termed, might have..a large collection of valuable shells, without the least idea of the form..habits, or development of the creature that secreted them. b. A name given to the carrier-shell molluscs (see carrier 7), from their habit of attaching other shells, stones, etc., to their own shells. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:conchologist英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语