mollusks

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• mollusks — mol·lusk || mÉ‘lÉ™sk / mÉ’ n. invertebrate animal with a soft body and a hard shell (i.e. oysters, mussels, snails, cuttlefish, etc.), mollusc …   English contemporary dictionary

• mollusks — n. pl. Shell fish (with thick entire shells, like the clam), testacea, testaceans …   New dictionary of synonyms

• mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… …   Universalium

• Dwight Willard Taylor — Born 1932 Died 2006 Nationality United States …   Wikipedia

• photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such …   Universalium

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• Henry Augustus Pilsbry — (7 December 1862 in Iowa City, Iowa – 26 October 1957 in Lantana, Florida) was an American biologist, malacologist, and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better… …   Wikipedia

• circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… …   Universalium

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium

• Henry Augustus Pilsbry — en 1914 Nacimiento 07.12.1862 cerca de Iowa City, Iowa Fallecimiento 26.10.1957 Lantana, Florida Residencia …   Wikipedia Español