mollusk
81piddock — /pid euhk/, n. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or the family Pholadidae, having long, ovate shells and burrowing in soft rock, wood, etc. [1850 55; perh. akin to OE puduc wart] * * * ▪ mollusk any of the marine bivalve mollusks of… …
82shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …
83veliger — /vee li jeuhr/, n. a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form. [1875 80; < NL; see VELUM, I , GEROUS] * * * ▪ mollusk larva larva typical of certain mollusks such as marine snails and… …
84List of non-marine molluscs of El Hatillo Municipality, Miranda, Venezuela — The urban area: El Hatillo Town T …
85Solenogastres — Epimenia verrucosa Scientific classification …
86univalve — u•ni•valve [[t]ˈyu nəˌvælv[/t]] adj. Also, u′ni•valved , u•ni•val•vu•lar [[t]ˌyu nəˈvæl vyə lər[/t]] 1) ivt having a single shell, as a gastropod mollusk 2) ivt (of a mollusk shell) composed of a single valve or piece 3) ivt a univalve mollusk or …
87tooth shell — noun any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing • Syn: ↑tusk shell • Hypernyms: ↑scaphopod * * * noun 1. : a mollusk of the class Scaphopoda 2 …
88Borer — Bor er, n. 1. One that bores; an instrument for boring. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}. (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.)… …
89Sea slug — Slug Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon …
90Slug — Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon.… …
