molluscan
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the phylum Mollusca
noun
- a member of the phylum Mollusca; a mollusk
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From phylum name Mollusca + -an.
- 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.
- A mollusc.