molluscum
noun
any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors.
molluscous
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a word derived from
molluscum.
Example Sentences
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An extinct and very numerous genus of the order of molluscous animals called Cephalopoda, allied to the modern genus Nautilus, which inhabited a chambered shell, curved like a coiled snake.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The most important point, however, is, that while Brachiopoda were most abundant, the highest molluscs existed also, their remains being found in the Bala limestone, which is the lowest bed of molluscous fossils.
From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 7, July, 1880 by Aaron Walker
But the stranger, though alive, was evidently in a molluscous, invertebrate condition.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 by Various
We do not know for certain that the sea, at the time when it supported radiated, molluscous, and articulated families, was incapable of supporting fishes; but causes for such a limitation are far from inconceivable.
From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Robert Chambers
The truth is, that it is the name given to a beautiful molluscous animal, which by means of a sort of sail, the wind blows along as if it were a real boat.
From Mark Seaworth by William Henry Giles Kingston
