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Definition of mollusk
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Mollusk
(n.) One of the
Mollusca.
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Byssus
::
Byssus
(n.) A tuft of long, tough
filaments
which are
formed
in a
groove
of the foot, and issue from
between
the
valves
of
certain
bivalve
mollusks,
as the Pinna and
Mytilus,
by which they
attach
themselves
to
rocks,
etc..
Littorina
::
Littorina
(n.) A genus of small
pectinibranch
mollusks,
having
thick
spiral
shells,
abundant
between
tides on
nearly
all rocky
seacoasts.
They feed on
seaweeds.
The
common
periwinkle
is a
well-known
example.
See
Periwinkle..
Ptenoglossa
::
Ptenoglossa
(n. pl.) A
division
of
gastropod
mollusks
having
the teeth of the
radula
arranged
in long
transverse
rows,
somewhat
like the barbs of a
feather..
Neomenoidea
::
Neomenoidea
(n. pl.) A
division
of
vermiform
gastropod
mollusks,
without
a
shell,
belonging
to the
Isopleura..
Tooth
::
Tooth (n.) Any hard
calcareous
or
chitinous
organ found in the mouth of
various
invertebrates
and used in
feeding
or
procuring
food; as, the teeth of a
mollusk
or a
starfish..
Shell
::
Shell (n.) The hard
calcareous
or
chitinous
external
covering
of
mollusks,
crustaceans,
and some other
invertebrates.
In some
mollusks,
as the
cuttlefishes,
it is
internal,
or
concealed
by the
mantle.
Also, the hard
covering
of some
vertebrates,
as the
armadillo,
the
tortoise,
and the
like..
Atlanta
::
Atlanta
(n.) A genus of small
glassy
heteropod
mollusks
found
swimming
at the
surface
in mid
ocean.
See
Heteropod.
Doris
::
Doris (n.) A genus of
nudibranchiate
mollusks
having
a
wreath
of
branchiae
on the back.
Sea Lemon
::
Sea lemon () Any one of
several
species
of
nudibranchiate
mollusks
of the genus Doris and
allied
genera,
having
a
smooth,
thick,
convex
yellow
body..
Rostrum
::
Rostrum
(n.) The snout of a
gastropod
mollusk.
See
Illust.
of
Littorina.
Tubulibranchiata
::
Tubulibranchiata
(n. pl.) A group of
gastropod
mollusks
having
a
tubular
shell.
Vermetus
is an
example.
Fin
::
Fin (n.) A
membranous,
finlike,
swimming
organ,
as in
pteropod
and
heteropod
mollusks..
Dioecia
::
Dioecia
(n. pl.) A
subclass
of
gastropod
mollusks
in which the sexes are
separate.
It
includes
most of the large
marine
species,
like the
conchs,
cones,
and
cowries..
Conus
::
Conus (n.) A
Linnean
genus of
mollusks
having
a
conical
shell.
See Cone, n., 4..
Mantle
::
Mantle
(n.) The
external
fold, or
folds,
of the soft,
exterior
membrane
of the body of a
mollusk.
It
usually
forms a
cavity
inclosing
the
gills.
See
Illusts.
of
Buccinum,
and
Byssus..
Paludina
::
Paludina
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
freshwater
pectinibranchiate
mollusks,
belonging
to
Paludina,
Melantho,
and
allied
genera.
They have an
operculated
shell which is
usually
green,
often with brown
bands.
See
Illust.
of Pond
snail,
under
Pond..
Dental
::
Dental
(a.) A
marine
mollusk
of the genus
Dentalium,
with a
curved
conical
shell
resembling
a
tooth.
See
Dentalium..
Pinna
::
Pinna (n.) Any
species
of
Pinna,
a genus of large
bivalve
mollusks
found in all warm seas. The
byssus
consists
of a large
number
of long, silky
fibers,
which have been used in
manufacturing
woven
fabrics,
as a
curiosity..
Gizzard
::
Gizzard
(n.) A
stomach
armed with
chitinous
or
shelly
plates
or
teeth,
as in
certain
insects
and
mollusks..
Cockle
::
Cockle
(n.) A
bivalve
mollusk,
with
radiating
ribs, of the genus
Cardium,
especially
C.
edule,
used in
Europe
for food; --
sometimes
applied
to
similar
shells
of other
genera..
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