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conchometer
conchometer (kɒŋˈkɒmɪtə(r)) [f. as prec. + -meter.] An instrument for measuring shells and the angles of their spires. Hence conˈchometry.1828 Webster cites Barnes. 1847 in Craig. Oxford English Dictionary
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conchylia
‖ conˈchylia, n. pl. [L. pl. of conchylium shell-fish, oyster, a. Gr. κογχύλιον, dim. of κογχύλη = κόγχη: see conch.] Shell-fish, conchifera. Hence conchyliˈaceous a., of the nature of molluscous shells, shelly (Worcester, 1846). conˈchyliated a., embodied in or derived from shells. conchyˈliferous ... Oxford English Dictionary
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