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Meanings of molluscs in English

Russian
mollusca
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mollusca
Spanish
mollusca
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mol•lusc
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Phylum of invertebrate animals.

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        Usage of molluscs in English
        1
        A recent study found molluscs were likely to be particularly at risk.
        The Guardian
        2
        Yet, these studies were carried out in a limited number of molluscs.
        Pubmed
        3
        The oyster-bed among the rocks was frequently renewed and furnished excellent molluscs.
        The Mysterious Island
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        This finding greatly increases our understanding of LC-PUFA biosynthesis in marine molluscs.
        Pubmed
        5
        These molluscs were of excellent quality, and the colonists consumed some daily.
        The Mysterious Island
        6
        He has collected the rock fauna, especially the molluscs, fossil and modern.
        To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I
        7
        Orthonectida These are microscopic parasites of marine species like flatworms and molluscs.
        BBC
        8
        Bent, only forty-eight land and freshwater molluscs had been recorded from Sokotra.
        Southern Arabia
        9
        There are many other interesting molluscs, besides those we have looked at.
        On the Seashore / Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VII
        10
        Presences something between molluscs and deities squat patiently below eight miles of water.
        The Scar
        11
        Dahlia plants, bought as full-grown adults, had likewise succumbed to the mashing molluscs.
        The Irish Times
        12
        When it comes to the battle of the molluscs, cephalopods win tentacles down.
        The Guardian
        13
        They look a bit like shelled molluscs like oysters or mussels.
        BBC
        14
        Morse's contention that the shells of molluscs are often adaptively coloured.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        15
        Unlike all the other molluscs, the scallop is mostly delectably tender, sweet muscle!
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
        16
        Shrimps, small fish, lobsters, various molluscs, and medusae form his diet.
        Swiss Family Robinson
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