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Mollusca
[ muh-luhs-kuh ]
noun
- the phylum comprising the mollusks.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mollusca1
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Example Sentences
Very soon afterwards a mollusca had been captured, and placed in a tub filled with sea water.
They are covered with large quantities of mollusca, which are also abundant in the sea in their vicinity.
Gould states that this Cape "has Hitler proved a barrier to the migrations of many species of Mollusca."
In the Mollusca circle two classes are still wanting to complete the quinary arrangement of that sub-kingdom.
One bird (Mimus hillii), two fishes and four mollusca, three being Jamaican, were named after Hill.
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