Unscramble

m 3 a 1 l 1 a 1 c 3 o 1 l 1 o 1 g 2 y 4

10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks

originFrom French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from the (obsolete) taxonomic name Malacozoa + French -ologie (“-ology”), Malacozoa being in turn from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”). Equivalent to malaco- + -logy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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