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• mol|lusk — «MOL uhsk», noun. any one of a large group of animals having no backbone, soft bodies not composed of segments, and usually covered with a hard shell of one or more parts. The shell of mollusks is secreted by a covering mantle and is formed on… …   Useful english dictionary

• lusk — lusk·ish; mol·lusk; …   English syllables

• mol — an·e·mol·o·gy; at·mol·y·sis; bles·mol; cos·mol·o·gist; cos·mol·o·gy; cu·mol; cyn·o·mol·gus; de·mol·ish; des·mol·y·sis; el·e·mol; en·to·mol·o·gist; en·to·mol·o·gize; en·to·mol·o·gy; en·zy·mol·o·gist; en·zy·mol·o·gy; ep·i·der·mol·y·sis;… …   English syllables

• mollusk — mol·lusk …   English syllables

• mollusk — mol•lusk or mol•lusc [[t]ˈmɒl əsk[/t]] n. ivt any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a calcareous shell of one or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body: includes the chitons, snails, bivalves, and octopuses …   From formal English to slang

• mollusk — mol|lusk [ maləsk ] noun count a type of animal that has a soft body without bones, usually covered by a hard shell …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mollusk — mol|lusk sb., en, er, erne (bløddyr; en hudsvulst) …   Dansk ordbog

• mollusk — Common name for members of the phylum Mollusca, although usually restricted to the gastropods and bivalves. SYN: mollusc. * * * mol·lusk or mol·lusc mäl əsk n any invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan mə les kən …   Medical dictionary

• mollusc — Mollusk Mol lusk, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mollusk — Mol lusk, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English