MOLLUSKS

Meaning of MOLLUSKS in English

n. pl.

Shell-fish ( with thick entire shells, like the clam ), testacea, testaceans.

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MOLLUSKS — мягкотелые
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MOLLUSKS — мягкотелые
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MOLLUSKS — моллюски, мягкотелые (Mollusca) - bivalved mollusks - shell-bearing mollusks
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MOLLUSKS — моллюски, мягкотелые ( Mollusca ) - bivalved mollusks - shell-bearing mollusks
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MOLLUSKS — мягкотелые
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OYSTER — noun Usage: often attributive see: osseous Date: 13th century 1. any of various marine bivalve mollusks (family Ostreidae) that have …
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MOLLUSK — or mollusc Any of some 75,000 species of soft-bodied invertebrate animals (phylum Mollusca), many of which are wholly or partly …
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EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
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WHELK — I. ˈhw]elk, ]eu̇k also ˈw]\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wilke, welke, whelke, from Old English weoloc, wioloc; …
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TRITON — I. ˈtrīt ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin Triton, Greco-Roman demigod of the sea, from Greek Tritōn 1. …
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CYPRINIDAE — I. sə̇ˈprinəˌdē, -rīn- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cyprinus type genus + -idae : a large family …
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CLAM
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OCTOPODA — äkˈtäpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oktōpoda, oktapoda, neuter plural of oktōpod-, oktapod-, oktōpous, oktapous octopod …
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NEOPILINA — |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ne- + Pilina, genus of mollusks : a genus of primitive segmented …
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MYACEA — mīˈāshēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Mya + -acea : a suborder of Eulamellibranchia that comprises bivalve …
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MELEAGRINA — -rīnə, -rēnə Etymology: New Latin, from Meleagris, genus of mollusks in some former classifications (from Latin, guinea fowl) + -ina; …
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MALACOLOGY — -jē noun ( -es ) Etymology: French malacologie, contraction of malacozoologie, from malacozoo- (from New Latin Malacozoa zoological group in …
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SHELL — noun a pod. 2. shell ·vi to fall off, as a shell, crust, ·etc. 3. shell ·add. ·noun a gouge …
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SHELL COLLECTING — practice of finding and usually identifying the shells of mollusks, a popular avocation, or hobby, in many parts of the …
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SEAFOOD — edible aquatic animals, excluding mammals, but including both freshwater and ocean creatures. Most nontoxic aquatic species are exploited for food …
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PHOTORECEPTION — any of the biological responses of organisms to stimulation by light. Most organisms, including humans, respond to visible light; some …
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PEARL — Pearl concretion formed by a mollusk consisting of the same material (called nacre, or mother-of-pearl) as the mollusk's shell. It …
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MONOPLACOPHORAN — (class Tryblidia), any of a group of primitive marine mollusks characterized by a single, cap-shaped shell and bilateral symmetry. The …
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MOLLUSK — also spelled Mollusc, any soft-bodied invertebrate animal (phylum Mollusca) usually wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted …
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LAMP SHELL — also called Brachiopod, any member of the phylum Brachiopoda, a group of bottom-dwelling marine invertebrates that superficially resemble bivalve mollusks. …
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COMMERCIAL FISHING
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BLOOD — fluid in multicellular animals that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away waste products. In many species …
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TERTIARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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CUVIER, GEORGES, BARON — born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbliard, Fr. died May 13, 1832, Paris in full Georgeslopold-chrtien-frdric-dagobert, Baron Cuvier French zoologist and statesman, …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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MOLLUSK — n. or mollusc Any of some 75,000 species of soft-bodied invertebrate animals (phylum Mollusca), many of which are wholly or …
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