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Meaning of "molluscan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOLLUSCAN

molluscan  [mɒˈlʌskən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOLLUSCAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Molluscan is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOLLUSCAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of molluscan in the English dictionary

The definition of molluscan in the dictionary is of or relating to any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin. The group includes the gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOLLUSCAN


Alaskan
əˈlæskən
Athabascan
ˌæθəˈbæskən
Athabaskan
ˌæθəˈbæskən
Athapascan
ˌæθəˈpæskən
Athapaskan
ˌæθəˈpæskən
brisken
ˈbrɪskən
dusken
ˈdʌskən
Etruscan
ɪˈtrʌskən
Faliscan
fəˈlɪskən
Franciscan
frænˈsɪskən
gascon
ˈɡæskən
Madagascan
ˌmædəˈɡæskən
molluskan
mɒˈlʌskən
Nebraskan
nɪˈbræskən
Oscan
ˈɒskən
Tuscan
ˈtʌskən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOLLUSCAN

mollies
mollifiable
mollification
mollified
mollifier
mollifies
mollify
mollities
mollitious
mollusc
mollusc-like
molluscicidal
molluscicide
molluscoid
molluscoidal
molluscous
molluscum
mollusk
mollusk-like
molluskan

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOLLUSCAN

brain scan
CAT scan
CT scan
duplex scan
Emiscan
helical scan
photoscan
San Franciscan
scan
scintilliscan
scintiscan
ultrasound scan

Synonyms and antonyms of molluscan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «molluscan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOLLUSCAN

Find out the translation of molluscan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of molluscan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «molluscan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moluscos
570 millions of speakers

English

molluscan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोलस्का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرخويات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

моллюсков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

molluscan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম্বোজ মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mollusques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti moluska
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軟体動物の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연체 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya mozaik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhuyễn thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெல்லுடலி போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॉलस्क-सारखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumuşakça benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molluschi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mięczaków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молюсків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

moluște
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weekdier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blötdjur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bløtdyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of molluscan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLUSCAN»

The term «molluscan» is regularly used and occupies the 69.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLUSCAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about molluscan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOLLUSCAN»

Discover the use of molluscan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to molluscan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Molluscan Shellfish Farming
Part of this book is based on a Buckland Lecture, sponsored by the Buckland Trustees
Brian Spencer, 2008
2
Molluscan Paleontology of the Chesapeake Miocene
It describes Chesapeake molluscan faunas in terms of local geology, paleoceanography, and marine paleobiology. Organized by stratigraphic geology, the book covers fossils of the Eastover, St Mary’s, Choptank, and Calvert Formations.
Edward J. Petuch, Mardie Drolshagen, 2009
3
Molluscan shellfish depuration
This volume is the first complete publication on molluscan shellfish depuration.
W. Steven Otwell, Gary E. Rodrick, Gary Eugene Rodrick, 1991
4
Nearshore Marine Paleoclimatic Regions, Increasing ...
their Californian province and their Cortez province (preoccupied by the Surian province of Brusca and Wallerstein), their provincial boundaries are dramatically different from those of molluscan provincial boundaries, e.g., their Panamic ...
Clarence A. Hall, 2002
5
Molluscan systematics and biostratigraphy: lower tertiary, ...
An investigation of the La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, was initiated to provide a detailed systematic catalogue of the molluscan fauna and to utilize the data to establish a biostratigraphical zonation of the ...
Jeffrey D. Stilwell, William J. Zinsmeister, 1992
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Marine Molluscan Remains from Franchthi Cave
DISCUSSION OF ZONATION So far, the molluscan zonation has been discussed entirely on the basis of the distribution of the shells themselves. However, a few points can be made here about the relation of the marine shell zonation to other ...
Judith C. Shackleton, N. J. Shackleton, 1988
7
Marine Molluscan Genera of Western North America: An ...
$8.75 Marine Molluscan Genera of Western North America An Illustrated Key SECOND EDITION A. Myra Keen and Eugene Coan This standard reference work and handbook identifies and illustrates ( at the generic level ) all seashells ...
Angeline Myra Keen, Eugene V. Coan, 1974
8
The Molluscan Archetype Considered as a Veligerlike Form, ...
These molluscan larvae, in an earlier stage of development, closely resemble the corresponding larvae of certain annelids ; they also resemble in several respects certain adult Rotifera. The first distinctive molluscan organ that appears is the ...
Addison Emery Verrill, 1896
9
Molluscan Faunas of the Flagstaff Formation of Central Utah
The total molluscan fauna consists of 37 species—5 fresh— water pelecypods, 24 fresh-water gastropods, and 8 land gastropods. Four new species are described: Elliptio mornionurn, Lampsilis spiekeri, H ydrobia ephrairnensis, and C ...
Aurèle La Rocque, 1960
10
Molluscan World
the west coast of America. U. S. natl mus pr 40:3271367 t 36-41. The recent and fossil mollusks of the genus Bittium from the west coast of America. l. c. 383-414, t 51-58. 2202 Bartsch, Paul: The Urocoptid mollusks from the mainland of ...
‎1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOLLUSCAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term molluscan is used in the context of the following news items.
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OUTDOORS: Recreational shellfish closures announced in two new …
The new closure is for harvest of clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other species of molluscan shellfish. Crabmeat is not known to contain ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
2
Scientists develop bacon-flavored seaweed
However, Chris Langdon, a professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at OSU and long-time leader of the Molluscan Broodstock ... «Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines, Jul 15»
3
OSU researchers just changed the way we prepare our breakfast …
However, Chris Langdon, a professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at OSU and long-time leader of the Molluscan Broodstock ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
4
Recreational shellfish closures announced in two new Jefferson …
The new closure is for harvest of clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other species of molluscan shellfish. Crabmeat is not known to contain ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
5
Shellfish harvest closed around Port Townsend due to biotoxins
The closure pertains to clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other species of molluscan shellfish. This closure does not apply to shrimp. «Port Townsend Leader, Jul 15»
6
Mystery Bay, Kilisut Harbor in East Jefferson County closed to …
The closure includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other species of molluscan shellfish. This closure does not apply to shrimp. «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
7
Mystery Bay, Kilisut Harbor closed due to marine biotoxins
The closure includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other species of molluscan shellfish. This closure does not apply to shrimp. «Port Townsend Leader, Jul 15»
8
Some Whatcom beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvest
The ban is for molluscan shellfish, including clams, mussels, oysters and scallops. Mussels usually contain the highest concentration of toxin, ... «The Bellingham Herald, Jul 15»
9
CDPH updates warning about certain seafood caught California
CDPH said it will continue to monitor the level of domoic acid in seafood and collect a variety of molluscan bivalve shellfish, fin fish and crab ... «News10.net, Jul 15»
10
Shellfish harvest reopens in Whatcom Co. as biotoxin levels drop
(AP) - State health officials say biotoxin levels in southern Whatcom County have been decreasing and it's now OK to harvest molluscan ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Molluscan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/molluscan>. Apr 2024 ».
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