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Meaning of "molluscous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOLLUSCOUS

molluscous  [mɒˈlʌskəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOLLUSCOUS

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

WHAT DOES MOLLUSCOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of molluscous in the English dictionary

The definition of molluscous in the dictionary is resembling a mollusc in the sense of being flaccid or without backbone. Other definition of molluscous is relating to or having a similarity to a molluscum or swollen protuberance on the skin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOLLUSCOUS


ascus
ˈæskəs
Damascus
dəˈmɑːskəs
discus
ˈdɪskəs
fuscous
ˈfʌskəs
hibiscus
haɪˈbɪskəs
Holodiscus
ˌhɒləˈdɪskəs
lemniscus
lɛmˈnɪskəs
meniscus
mɪˈnɪskəs
nonviscous
ˌnɒnˈvɪskəs
Puskas
ˈpʊskəs
ruscus
ˈrʌskəs
subfuscous
sʌbˈfʌskəs
trochiscus
trəʊˈkɪskəs
uraniscus
ˌjuːrənˈɪskəs
viscous
ˈvɪskəs
viscus
ˈvɪskəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOLLUSCOUS

mollify
mollities
mollitious
mollusc
mollusc-like
molluscan
molluscicidal
molluscicide
molluscoid
molluscoidal
molluscum
mollusk
mollusk-like
molluskan
Mollweide projection
molly
Molly Maguire
mollycoddle
mollycoddler
mollycoddling

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOLLUSCOUS

aduncous
autoicous
caducous
coccous
couscous
dioicous
glaucous
lubricous
malacostracous
mucous
muticous
ochroleucous
paroicous
posticous
raucous
submucous
synoicous
talcous
verrucous
zincous

Synonyms and antonyms of molluscous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «molluscous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOLLUSCOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

molluscous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

molluscous
570 millions of speakers

English

molluscous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

molluscous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مليسائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

molluscous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

molluscous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

molluscoidal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mollusque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Moluskoidal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mollusken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

molluscous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연체 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Molluscoidal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

molluscous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

molluscoidal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्लेष्मल त्वचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

molluscoidal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molluscous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

molluscous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

molluscous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

molluscous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

molluscous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

futloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

molluscous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

molluscous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of molluscous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLUSCOUS»

The term «molluscous» is used very little and occupies the 175.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOLLUSCOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «molluscous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «molluscous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOLLUSCOUS»

Discover the use of molluscous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to molluscous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of ...
... with lists of all the species, and has besides devoted considerable space to the structure and habits of molluscous animals, a portion of the plates being reserved for their representation. The arrangement professes to be 'that of Lamarck, but ...
Lovell Augustus Reeve, 1873
2
Figures of Molluscous Animals: Selected from Various ...
Selected from Various Authors. Etched for the Use of Students Mrs. Maria Emma ( Smith) Gray. limited means, it is published at the cost of paper and printing. The three volumes of plates now published complete the series of Gasteropodous ...
Mrs. Maria Emma (Smith) Gray, 1859
3
Conchologia Iconica, Or, the Shells of Molluscous Animals
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Lovell Reeve, 2010
4
Conchologia Iconica, Or, Illustrations of the Shells of ...
There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Lovell Reeve, 2010
5
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
AND CONCIIIFEROUS CLASSES OF MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS. The most curiou3 and interesting circumstance regarding the skeletons of that great division of the animal kingdom which comprehends all the molluscous classes, is the want of ...
‎1834
6
Lectures on Comparative Anatomy
ON THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM OF THE MOLLUSCOUS CLASSES. The general form of the body, and the kind of motions it performs, vary more in the molluscous than in the articulated classes of animals, and we observe a corresponding ...
Robert Edmond Grant, 1834
7
Transactions of the Linnean Society
XXVIII. On the Nervous System of Molluscous Animals. By Robert Garner, Esq., F.L.S. Read November 4th, and December 16th, 1834. Though in this paper the author originally included the nervous system of the Kadiata, yet he now, upon ...
‎1837
8
The Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, ...
An Introduction to the Natural History of Molluscous Animals. In a Series of Letters. By G. J. Letter 15. On their Food and Digestive Organs: Herbivorous Mollusca. The herbivorous, or, as they are frequently named, the phytophagous, Mollusca ...
‎1835
9
An Epitome of Lamarck's Arrangement of Testacea: Being a ...
A MOLLUSCOUS animal, enclosing a very small dorsal osseous substance. Octopus vulgaris Octopus cirrhosus . . . . . . . granulatus - - - - ' - - moschatus. LOLIGOPSIS. A MOLLUSCOUS animal, but without anyinterior bone. Loligopsis Peronii.
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck, Charles Dubois, 1825
10
Magazine of Natural History
Land produce failing them, they take to the sea, and devour indiscriminately all that they can find, whether vertebraled, crustaceous, molluscous, or radiated. Among others of these Jrutli di mare, as they are called, the Maltese are particularly ...
‎1837

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOLLUSCOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term molluscous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Air route launched between Phu Quoc and Singapore
In 2013, scientists found working tools, animal bones and molluscous (snail, crab) shells at ten different soil layers, mostly the tenth at the depth ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Nov 14»
2
Top Chef Seattle Ep. 17: Iron Top Chef: Battle Snapper
This season took us from the molluscous bays of Seattle to the diarrhea-soaked walls of an open-flameless cruise ship, and then all the way ... «Eater, Feb 13»
3
Theology of Molluscs?
How far grander than idea from cramped imagination … that since the time of the Silurian, he has made a long succession of vile Molluscous ... «Science 2.0, Jul 11»
4
'Ten Thousand Saints' Spins Straight Edge Punk Into Literary Gold
His tongue, molluscous and veined with blue, was wedged in concentration in the cleft under his nose. “Hey,” said someone. Teddy tried to ... «Here And Now, Jun 11»
5
In 'Saints,' A Straight-Edge Coming Of Age
Jude was standing on his tiptoes, umbrella still raised like a torch, eying the spilled contents of a lady's bag. His tongue, molluscous and veined ... «NPR, Jun 11»

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