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Mollusc

Same as Mollusk.

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Bivalve 76% connected

A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthene…

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Cephalopod 76% connected

Alt. of Cephalopode

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Chiton 76% connected

An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.

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Gastropod 76% connected

One of the Gastropoda.

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Lamellibranch 76% connected

One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

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Univalve 76% connected

A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

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Invertebrate 76% connected

Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebrae; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata.

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Carapace 70% connected

The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

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Cuticle 70% connected

The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

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Shell 70% connected

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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Shellfish 70% connected

Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lo…

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Shield 70% connected

A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

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Mollusk 92% connected

One of the Mollusca.

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Shellfish 92% connected

Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lo…

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