shell collecting

shell collecting
noun
the collection and study of mollusc shells
Syn: ↑conchology
Derivationally related forms: ↑conchologist (for: ↑conchology)
Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑collecting, ↑assembling, ↑aggregation, ↑malacology

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