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Definitions of molusco

noun
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

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escafópodo
burrowing marine mollusk

gastrópodo
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

poliplacóforo
primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

bivalvo, lamelibranquio
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

cefalópodo
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles

abulón
any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

caracola
any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

caracol
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

babosa, limaza
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

nudibranquio
any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body

cauri
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

aplacóforo
deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle

almeja
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

berberecho
common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

ostra
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

mejillón
marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

concha
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

nautilo
cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

dibranquiado
cephalopods having two gills

octópodo
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell

decápodo
cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

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invertebrado
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

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