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Meanings of mollusk in inglés

portugués
moluscos
catalán
mol·lusc

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

        moluscos
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        Examples for "shellfish"
        Examples for "shellfish"
        1
        Among the most important microbes in fish and shellfish are the following:
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
        2
        In acidic water, corals and shellfish struggle to form skeletons and shells.
        The Guardian
        3
        Garibaldi warned that all shellfish need just the lightest amount of cooking.
        The new yorker
        4
        Fish and shellfish must be kept chilled from the time they're caught.
        Canning & preserving for dummies 2nd edition
        5
        The area had been closed to shellfish gathering since October the 22nd.
        Radio NZ
        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
        Usage of mollusk in inglés
        1
        It is n't a mollusk's shell, either; it 's a caddice-worm's shell.
        The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
        2
        It had several pairs of legs; and no mollusk has legs.
        The Whence and the Whither of Man / A Brief History of His Origi...
        3
        A derivative of tifatas, a species of mollusk-hencea conch; 2.
        History of the Philippine Islands
        4
        The hermit crab ate the mollusk and made its home in the shell.
        Talk of the town
        5
        And indeed, that were enough to rouse the veriest mollusk of a woman.
        Round Anvil Rock: A Romance
        6
        The favorite food of this fish is Onchidium, a naked mollusk.
        The Dawn of Reason; or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
        7
        With each passing year the mollusk's secretions added new concentric layers.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        8
        A little TLC will ensure the mollusk isn't tough and rubbery.
        The Guardian
        9
        The sky blue of the surcoat was from woad, not the expensive mollusk blue.
        Servant of a dark god
        10
        This curious harmony is supposed to be produced by a species of testaceous mollusk.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        11
        Nat soon learned the fact, and enveloped the crustacean as he had done the mollusk.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
        12
        The mollusk remains, but some impulse went out from the mollusk that begat the fish.
        Time and Change
        13
        Like any other animal, the mollusk generally moves about.
        Let's Collect Rocks and Shells
        14
        Worse, it is hunted by crabs that try to crush the mollusk between strong claws.
        Wired
        15
        They looked to be mollusk shells, from the river.
        Mister Slaughter
        16
        There is one mollusk universally well known-namely ,theoyster-sowe will choose him for discussion.
        The History of a Mouthful of Bread / And its effect on the organ...
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        Translations for mollusk
        portugués
        moluscosmolusco
        catalán
        mol·lusc
        Mollusk through the time
        Mollusk across language varieties
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