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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A mollusc past the initial stages of growth increases in size without significantly changing the orientation and relative proportions of its organs.
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I pictured my navel, soft and curled like a mollusc .
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It is a small mollusc , the size of a mussel, that starts life as a tiny free-swimming speck of jelly.
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The fossil record is silent on this transition, but the earlier stages of mollusc evolution are becoming clear.
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The typical life cycle is indirect, and the intermediate host is usually a mollusc .
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There are two types of mollusc that are actively venomous: the cone shells and the blue-ringed octopus.
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This humble mollusc can be unreservedly recommended as it is hardy and lives exclusively on algae.
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This symmetry is required basically for optimum structural strength and to suitably accommodate the mollusc it protects.