Definition of Mollusc. Meaning of Mollusc. Synonyms of Mollusc

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Definition of Mollusc

Mollusc
Mollusc Mol"lusc, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mollusk.
mollusc
Mollusk Mol"lusk, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See Mollify.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also mollusc.]

Meaning of Mollusc from wikipedia

- animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsks/). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest...
- Terrestrial molluscs or land molluscs (mollusks) are an ecological group that includes all molluscs that live on land in contrast to freshwater and marine...
- s**** of various animals. The term is commonly applied to the s**** of molluscs such as gastropods, bivalves and nautiloids. It can also be used to describe...
- robe or cloak, adjective pallial) is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral m**** and usually...
- The molluscs have the widest variety of eye morphologies of any phylum, and a large degree of variation in their function. Cephalopods such as octopus...
- The mollusc (or mollusk) s**** is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca...
- Freshwater molluscs are those members of the phylum Mollusca which live in freshwater habitats, both lotic (flowing water) such as rivers, streams, canals...
- siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the body of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (members of these...
- Sculpture is a feature of many of the s**** of mollusks. It is three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of the s****, as distinct from either...
- anatomical feature of the s**** of certain sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. Gastropods whose s**** have varices are primarily families and species...