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Mollusc vs Spiralian - What's the difference?

mollusc | spiralian |

As nouns the difference between mollusc and spiralian

is that mollusc is a soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces while spiralian is (zoology) any animal that exhibits a spiral cleavage pattern (typically 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) * * * *

    spiralian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any animal that exhibits a spiral cleavage pattern (typically molluscs)