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Mollusca
MOLLUS'CA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Mollusca
Mollusca
See also: mollusca
Translingual
Proper noun
Mollusca
- The molluscs:
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.[1]
Hypernyms
- (phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum[1]
Hyponyms
- (phylum in Protostomia): Aplacophora, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda; - classes; †Rostroconchia, †Helcionelloida - extinct classes
- (phylum in Spiralia): Bivalvia, Caudofoveata, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Solenogastres - classes[1]
Translations
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References
- 1 2 3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
mollusca
mollusca
See also: Mollusca
Latin
Pronunciation 1
- (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.ka/
Noun
mollusca f (genitive molluscae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | mollusca | molluscae |
genitive | molluscae | molluscārum |
dative | molluscae | molluscīs |
accusative | molluscam | molluscās |
ablative | molluscā | molluscīs |
vocative | mollusca | molluscae |
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Adjective
mollusca
- nominative feminine singular of molluscus
- nominative neuter plural of molluscus
- accusative neuter plural of molluscus
- vocative feminine singular of molluscus
- vocative neuter plural of molluscus
Pronunciation 2
- (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.kaː/
Adjective
molluscā
- ablative feminine singular of molluscus
Etymology 2
Inflected form of molluscum (“fungus on the maple tree”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /molˈlus.ka/
Noun
mollusca