molluscous
- a word derived from molluscum.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Spencer observes of the molluscous as of the vertebrate animal, "You cannot cut it into transverse slices, each of which contains a digestive organ, a respiratory organ, a reproductive organ, &c."
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
His discoveries of the structure of molluscous and other animals of the obscurer orders are perhaps eclipsed by his researches in osteology.
From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by White, Adam
Below low-tide level occur beds of molluscous shells, such as the oyster, with countless numbers of other humble organisms.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The Acephala are that division of molluscous animals which, like the oyster and scallop, are without heads.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
If you travel intelligently, you discover the relativity of all customs and ideas, you distrust your own beliefs, your backbone is relaxed, your vitality snapped, and you come home a molluscous cosmopolitan.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
