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What is another word for molluscs?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒlʌsks] (IPA)

Mollusks, molluscs, or molluscs are soft-bodied invertebrates that are commonly found in marine and freshwater ecosystems. While the term mollusks is the most commonly used, there are several synonyms for this group of animals including molluscs, shellfish, and shell-dwellers. Mollusks are an incredibly diverse group with over 100,000 species, ranging from tiny snails to giant squids. They play important roles in the food webs of aquatic environments, and their shells have been used by humans for thousands of years for tools, jewelry, and decoration. Despite their importance, mollusks are facing numerous threats including habitat destruction and overfishing.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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molluscs are murderers and the most shameless of cannibals.
"The Confessions of a Beachcomber"
E J Banfield
Oysters were always plentiful, but a diet restricted to the most delicate of molluscs palls on the palate even of a black fellow.
"The Confessions of a Beachcomber"
E J Banfield
We had little doubt that we should procure other fruit besides cocoa-nuts, while we might also obtain oysters or other molluscs, and perhaps be able to catch fish-though we should first have to manufacture hooks and lines or nets of some sort.
"Twice Lost"
W.H.G. Kingston

Famous quotes with Molluscs

  • The corals do not look much worn, but still appear to have been dead. There are some delicate shells of molluscs from depths beyond 500 fathoms, where they were certainly living.
    Edward Forbes
  • The blue dye indigo was obtained from the indigo plant by the Egyptians more than 4000 years ago. ...The famous and valuable "purple of Tyre" was perhaps first made in Crete in very early times... obtained at great cost... from tiny marine molluscs. ...The scarlet dye mentioned in the Bible was obtained from the kermes insect (hence the name "crimson").
    J. R. Partington

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