molluscoid

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adjective

belonging to the former phylum Molluscoidea, which somewhat resembled mollusks.

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Meanings

adjectivemolluscoid (comparative more molluscoid, superlative most molluscoid)

comparative more molluscoid · superlative most molluscoid

  1. obsoletebiologybelonging to the former phylum Molluscoidea, which somewhat resembled mollusks.
nounmolluscoid (plural molluscoids)

plural molluscoids

  1. obsoletebiologyAny of the Molluscoidea.

Origin

From taxonomic name Mollusca + -oid.

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APA

molluscoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscoid

MLA

“molluscoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molluscoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscoid.

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