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• Malacia

  [muh-ley-shuh, -shee-uh, -see-uh] /məˈleɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -si ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue. 2. an abnormal craving for highly spiced food. /məˈleɪʃɪə/ noun 1. the pathological softening of an organ or tissue, such as bone n. from Latin malacia “a calm at sea,” from Greek malakia […]

• Malaco-

  1. a combining form meaning “soft,” used in the formation of compound words: malacopterygian. combining form 1. denoting softness: malacology, malacostracan

• Malacology

  [mal-uh-kol-uh-jee] /ˌmæl əˈkɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. the science dealing with the study of mollusks. /ˌmæləˈkɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of zoology concerned with the study of molluscs malacology (māl’ə-kŏl’ə-jē) The scientific study of mollusks.

• Malacophily

  /ˌmæləˈkɒfɪlɪ/ noun 1. (botany) pollination of plants by snails

• Malacophyllous

  /ˌmæləˈkɒfɪləs/ adjective 1. (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored

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