Definition of Mollusc. Meaning of Mollusc. Synonyms of Mollusc

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Mollusc. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Mollusc and, of course, Mollusc synonyms and on the right images related to the word Mollusc.

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...
- 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...
- complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral or whorled growth of a mollusc s****. A spiral configuration of the s**** is found in numerous gastropods...
- siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the body of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda (members of these...
- 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...
- Terrestrial molluscs or land molluscs (mollusks) are an ecological group that includes all molluscs that live on land in contrast to freshwater and marine...
- 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...
- A ctenidium is a respiratory organ or gill which is found in many molluscs. This structure exists in bivalves, cephalopods, Polyplacophorans (chitons)...
- years. List of long-living organisms Farrar, Steve (2007-10-28). "Ming the mollusc holds secret to long life". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2013-09-01...
- The evolution of the molluscs is the way in which the Mollusca, one of the largest groups of invertebrate animals, evolved. This phylum includes gastropods...