molluscan

molluscan
mollusc (US mollusk) ► NOUN Zoology ▪ an invertebrate animal of a large group including snails, slugs, and mussels, with a soft unsegmented body and often an external shell.
DERIVATIVES molluscan adjective.
ORIGIN from Latin mollis 'soft' .

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  • Molluscan — Mol*lus can, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to mollusks. n. A mollusk; one of the Mollusca. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • molluscan — adjective see mollusk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • molluscan — mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan (mə lŭsʹkən) adj. Of or relating to the mollusks. n. A mollusk. * * * …   Universalium

  • molluscan — adjective Relating to mollusks …   Wiktionary

  • molluscan — mol·lus·can || mÉ‘lÉ™skÉ™n / mÉ’ n. mollusc, class of shellfish adj. of a mollusc, of the class of Mollusca …   English contemporary dictionary

  • molluscan — mol·lus·can …   English syllables

  • molluscan — …   Useful english dictionary

  • molluscan catch muscle — Muscle responsible for holding closed the two halves of the shell of bivalves. Specialized to maintain tension with low expenditure of ATP. Rich in paramyosin …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Journal of Molluscan Studies — País  Reino Unido Idioma Inglés …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mollusca — Temporal range: Cambrian–Recent …   Wikipedia

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