mollusc shell
11mollusc — mol|lusc BrE mollusk AmE [ˈmɔləsk US ˈma: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: mollusque, from Latin molluscus soft , from mollis; MOLLIFY] a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell ▪ snails and other molluscs… …
12mollusc — mol·lusc || mÉ‘lÉ™sk / mÉ’ n. invertebrate animal with a soft body and a hard shell (i.e. oysters, mussels, snails, cuttlefish, etc.), mollusk …
13mollusc — [ mɒləsk] (US mollusk) noun Zoology an invertebrate of a large phylum (Mollusca) including snails, slugs, and mussels, with a soft unsegmented body and often an external shell. Derivatives molluscan mə lʌsk(ə)n adjective Origin C18: from mod. L.… …
14mollusc — BrE mollusk AmE noun (C) a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell: snails and other molluscs …
15mollusc — [ˈmɒləsk] noun [C] a type of animal that has a soft body with no bones and is usually covered by a hard shell …
16mollusc — /ˈmɒləsk / (say moluhsk) noun any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, characterised by a calcareous shell (sometimes lacking) of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly encloses the soft unsegmented body and including the chitons, snails …
17mollusc — n. (US mollusk) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, with a soft body and usu. a hard shell, including limpets, snails, cuttlefish, oysters, mussels, etc. Derivatives: molluscan adj. molluscoid adj. molluscous adj. Etymology: mod.L mollusca… …
18shell collecting — noun the collection and study of mollusc shells • Syn: ↑conchology • Derivationally related forms: ↑conchologist (for: ↑conchology) • Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑ …
19Mantle (mollusc) — European Squid (Loligo vulgaris). The mantle is all that is visible behind the head: the outer body wall and the fins are all part of the mantle …
20Whorl (mollusc) — A whorl is a single, complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A mollusc shell is basically a long tube, usually coiled in a spiral for strength and compactness. The number of whorls in the shell depend on various factors in the …
