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Definitions for: Mollusk [n] invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
Synonyms: mollusc, shellfish
See Also: bivalve, carapace, cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk, chiton, coat-of-mail shell, cuticle, gastropod, invertebrate, lamellibranch, Mollusca, pelecypod, phylum Mollusca, polyplacophore, scaphopod, sea cradle, shell, univalve
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