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) Resembling the true mollusks;
belonging to the Molluscoidea. -- n. One
of the Molluscoidea.

Mol`lus*coid"al (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Molluscoid.

||Mol`lus*coi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See
Mollusk, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A division
of Invertebrata which includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -
- called also Anthoid Mollusca.

&fist; Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea,
from which they are known to differ widely in structure and
embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of
Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with
Annelida than with Mollusca.

Mol*lus"cous (?), a.
(Zoöl.) Molluscan.

||Mol*lus"cum (?), n. [NL. See
Mollusk.] (Med.) A cutaneous disease characterized
by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; --
so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous
animals. Dunglison.

Mol"lusk (?), n.

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