mollusc
/ˈmɒləsk/noun
उच्चारण मॉलस्क
मोलस्क, घोंघा-वर्ग का प्राणी, कोमलांग प्राणी
Core word
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[C] biology
any animal with a soft body and no backbone, which usually has a hard shell, for example a snail, an octopus or an oyster
मोलस्क, घोंघा-वर्ग का प्राणी, कोमलांग प्राणी
- Snails, oysters and squid are all molluscs.
- The rocks were covered with small molluscs.
- The octopus is a clever mollusc.
+ 2 more examples
- Fishermen along the coast also collect molluscs for food.
- Pearls are formed inside certain molluscs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mollusc (countable noun)
A mollusc is a soft-bodied animal with no backbone, often with a shell, such as a snail or oyster.
'Mollusc' नरम शरीर वाला रीढ़-रहित जंतु है, जिसमें प्रायः खोल होता है, जैसे घोंघा या सीप।
- A snail is a mollusc.
- Octopuses are molluscs without a shell.
mollusc (spelling)
British English writes mollusc; American English writes mollusk.
British English में mollusc और American English में mollusk लिखा जाता है।
- The book describes each mollusc in detail.
phylum Mollusca / class
In biology, molluscs belong to the phylum Mollusca. The plural is molluscs.
जीव विज्ञान में molluscs का संबंध phylum Mollusca से है। बहुवचन 'molluscs' है।
- Snails, clams and squids are molluscs.
mollusc + noun
Often appears before shell, farm or species.
प्रायः shell, farm या species से पहले आता है।
- The mollusc shell was used as a spoon.
- A mollusc farm produces pearls.
mollusc vs shellfish
Shellfish is a food word for crabs, prawns and oysters; mollusc is a scientific word and does not include crabs.
Shellfish खाने का शब्द है जिसमें केकड़े, झींगे और सीपी आते हैं; mollusc वैज्ञानिक शब्द है जिसमें केकड़े शामिल नहीं हैं।
- Oysters are both shellfish and molluscs, but crabs are only shellfish.
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adjective + mollusc
marinefreshwaterbivalveediblesoft-bodiedland
- Oysters are bivalve molluscs that live in the sea.
verb + mollusc
eatcollectfarmstudyclassifycatch
- Fishermen collect molluscs from the rocks at low tide.
type + mollusc
snailclamoystersquidoctopusmussel
- Squid and octopus are the most intelligent molluscs.
mollusc + noun
shellspeciesfarmfossil
- He found a mollusc fossil on the beach.
mollusc + group
bivalve mollusccephalopod molluscgastropod mollusc
- A snail is a gastropod mollusc.
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- Radhika drew a snail in her biology notebook and labelled it a mollusc.
राधिका ने अपनी जीव विज्ञान की कॉपी में घोंघा बनाया और उसे mollusc लिखा।
- Pearls are formed inside molluscs such as oysters.
मोती सीप जैसे molluscs के अंदर बनते हैं।
- Coastal people in Kerala eat molluscs like mussels.
केरल के तटीय लोग सीपी जैसे molluscs खाते हैं।
- A mollusc moves slowly on a muscular foot.
एक mollusc मांसपेशीय पैर पर धीरे-धीरे चलता है।
- Many molluscs are protected by a hard shell.
कई molluscs एक कठोर खोल से सुरक्षित रहते हैं।
- The teacher asked us to name two molluscs found in the sea.
शिक्षक ने हमसे समुद्र में पाए जाने वाले दो molluscs के नाम बताने को कहा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Mollusc and crustacean are both sea animals with hard parts, but they belong to different groups.
Mollusc और crustacean दोनों कठोर भाग वाले समुद्री जंतु हैं, पर अलग समूहों के हैं।
Soft body, usually one or two shells, no legs.
नरम शरीर, प्रायः एक या दो खोल, पैर नहीं।
- A mussel is a mollusc.
A crustacean with a hard outer skeleton and jointed legs.
कठोर बाहरी ढाँचे और जोड़दार पैरों वाला crustacean।
- A crab walks sideways.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In zoology, molluscs form the phylum Mollusca, the second largest group of animals after the arthropods.
GK के अनुसार zoology में molluscs का phylum Mollusca है, जो arthropods के बाद जंतुओं का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा समूह है।