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Molluscoid vs Molluscan - What's the difference?

molluscoid | molluscan |

As adjectives the difference between molluscoid and molluscan

is that molluscoid is (zoology) resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the molluscoidea while molluscan is relating to mollusks.

As nouns the difference between molluscoid and molluscan

is that molluscoid is (zoology) any of the molluscoidea while molluscan is a mollusk.

molluscoid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (zoology) Resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the Molluscoidea.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of the Molluscoidea.
    • (Webster 1913)

    molluscan

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to mollusks.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mollusk.