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Mollusc vs Ctenidium - What's the difference?

mollusc | ctenidium |

As nouns the difference between mollusc and ctenidium

is that mollusc is a soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces while ctenidium is a respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs.

mollusc

English

(wikipedia mollusc)

Alternative forms

* (US) mollusk

Noun

(en noun)
  • A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
  • (figuratively) A weak-willed person.

    • References

    * (Mollusca) * * * *

    ctenidium

    English

    Noun

    (ctenidia)
  • (zoology) A respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
  • (zoology) A row of spines in some insects