mollusc in the PONS Dictionary

mollusc Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the octopus is a cephalopod mollusc
октоподът е главоного мекотело

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In some cases, the mollusc prey are simply swallowed entire, including the shell.
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They are shell-less marine (except of 5 species) pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
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In addition to insects coursers may also take molluscs and some seeds.
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Compared to molluscs, the shell is easily drilled into and the shells are often heavily bored.
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The teeth function to hold and break, then crush and grind the shells of molluscs and echinoderms.
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This mollusc is a predator and feeds by drilling sedentary or semi-mobile prey.
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They lived mainly by hunting, evidence shown by the remains of animal bones and molluscs.
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They are nocturnal, emerging from caves and other shelters during the night to feed on molluscs.
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The average number of molluscs per host was 84 with a range of 1 to 167.
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During his lifetime he described 43 new marine species, 31 of which were molluscs.
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