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Meanings of mollusc in English

Portuguese
moluscos
Catalan
mol·lusc

Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.

        moluscos
        Usage of mollusc in English
        1
        The so far known human intoxications have been associated with mollusc consumption.
        Pubmed
        2
        Each year the secretions of the mollusc would add new concentric circles.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
        3
        She clung to what she had with the tenacity of a mollusc.
        The Captives
        4
        The sponge embraces the slender mollusc so maternally that rude yawning is forbidden.
        My Tropic Isle
        5
        What a freak of nature, a bird's beak on a mollusc!
        Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
        6
        Catecholamines have long been thought to play important roles in different mollusc neural functions.
        Pubmed
        7
        The mollusc itself is often eaten, and dried for consumption in China and Japan.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        8
        Eleven years on and the pulling power of the humble mollusc has not waned.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Such are the tints of the beautiful nudibranchiate mollusc, Glaucus atlanticus, and many others.
        Darwinism (1889) / An exposition of the theory of natural select...
        10
        In fact, the exposure to effluents containing ECs has been reported to impact mollusc reproduction.
        Pubmed
        11
        She described herself at this time as a mollusc.
        The Guardian
        12
        Heat causes the adductor muscle to relax, which is why mollusc shells open during cooking.
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
        13
        The arrack had been carried off, and the mollusc lay, entirely destroyed, on one side.
        In the Eastern Seas
        14
        He was like a mollusc whose shell is broken.
        England, My England
        15
        I believe it is produced from a mollusc of some sort, on which the birds feed.
        In the Eastern Seas
        16
        What is the meaning of the words "mollusc" and "octopus"?
        Within the Deep / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VIII...
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        Portuguese
        moluscosmolusco
        Catalan
        mol·lusc
        Mollusc through the time
        Mollusc across language varieties
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