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MALACOLOGIES
Definition of MALACOLOGIES
Wiktionary has no entry for MALACOLOGIES itself. This is its base word, MALACOLOGY.
noun
The study of molluscs.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MALACOLOGY.
From 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 via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MALACOLOGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MALACOLOGIES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEGILLMOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, L and O appear more than once.
Words that start MALACOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MALACOLOGIES?
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