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molluscan

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the phylum Mollusca
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noun

  1. a member of the phylum Mollusca; a mollusk
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From phylum name Mollusca + -an.

  1. Pertaining to molluscs.

    There are various ways of dealing with the fact that you are suddenly surrounded by creature who can see and would like to eat you, but one way, a molluscan specialty, is to grow a hard shell and live within or beneath it.

noun

Etymology: From phylum name Mollusca + -an.

  1. A mollusc.
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