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Meanings of
mollusk
in English
Portuguese
moluscos
Catalan
mol·lusc
Back to the meaning
Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell.
shellfish
mollusc
Portuguese
moluscos
Synonyms
Examples for "
shellfish
"
shellfish
mollusc
Examples for "
shellfish
"
1
Among the most important microbes in fish and
shellfish
are the following:
2
In acidic water, corals and
shellfish
struggle to form skeletons and shells.
3
Garibaldi warned that all
shellfish
need just the lightest amount of cooking.
4
Fish and
shellfish
must be kept chilled from the time they're caught.
5
The area had been closed to
shellfish
gathering since October the 22nd.
1
The so far known human intoxications have been associated with
mollusc
consumption.
2
Each year the secretions of the
mollusc
would add new concentric circles.
3
She clung to what she had with the tenacity of a
mollusc
.
4
The sponge embraces the slender
mollusc
so maternally that rude yawning is forbidden.
5
What a freak of nature, a bird's beak on a
mollusc
!
Usage of
mollusk
in English
1
It is n't a
mollusk
's
shell, either; it 's a caddice-worm's shell.
2
It had several pairs of legs; and no
mollusk
has legs.
3
A derivative of tifatas, a species of
mollusk
-
hence
a
conch; 2.
4
The hermit crab ate the
mollusk
and made its home in the shell.
5
And indeed, that were enough to rouse the veriest
mollusk
of a woman.
6
The favorite food of this fish is Onchidium, a naked
mollusk
.
7
With each passing year the
mollusk
's
secretions added new concentric layers.
8
A little TLC will ensure the
mollusk
isn't tough and rubbery.
9
The sky blue of the surcoat was from woad, not the expensive
mollusk
blue.
10
This curious harmony is supposed to be produced by a species of testaceous
mollusk
.
11
Nat soon learned the fact, and enveloped the crustacean as he had done the
mollusk
.
12
The
mollusk
remains, but some impulse went out from the
mollusk
that begat the fish.
13
Like any other animal, the
mollusk
generally moves about.
14
Worse, it is hunted by crabs that try to crush the
mollusk
between strong claws.
15
They looked to be
mollusk
shells, from the river.
16
There is one
mollusk
universally well known-namely ,theoyster-sowe will choose him for discussion.
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mollusk
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
mollusk shells
eat the mollusk
become a mollusk
blasphemous mollusk
cephalopod mollusk
More collocations
Translations for
mollusk
Portuguese
moluscos
molusco
Catalan
mol·lusc
Mollusk
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Mollusk
across language varieties
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