Definition of "conchologist" [con•chol•o•gist]

• One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study. (noun)

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• "A self-proclaimed master in the art of harnessing the energy of crystals, Kanti says he is also a respected numismatist (a student of money), chromotherapist (a color healer) and conchologist (a shell collector)."
• "We have much pleasure in naming this noble Physa after Dr. Newcomb, the distinguished American conchologist, who has contributed so much, by his researches in the Sandwich Islands, to our knowledge of the genus Helicter or Achatinella."
• "Incidentally, this appears to be the scan of the personal copy of the American malacologist conchologist?"