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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mineralogist \Min`er*al"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. min['e]ralogiste.]
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     1. One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of
        minerals.
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     2. (Zool.) A carrier shell ({Phorus}).
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