Sentence examples for molluscs is from inspiring English sources
One of the most elusive molluscs is the giant squid.
The state of the art regarding the experimental approach, characterization, behaviour, fate, bioaccumulation, tissue and subcellular distribution and mechanisms of toxicity of ENMs in marine and freshwater bivalve molluscs is summarized to achieve a new insight into the mode of action of these nanoparticles in invertebrate organisms.
The most abundant metallic element in molluscs is calcium.
The scientific study of molluscs is called malacology.
The most general characteristic of molluscs is they are unsegmented and bilaterally symmetrical.
A striking feature of molluscs is the use of the same organ for multiple functions.
The molluscs are aggressive if provoked and their poison-loaded harpoons can penetrate wetsuits.
A recent study found molluscs were likely to be particularly at risk.
The molluscs are the first non-insects found to use such farming methods, reports this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
Oysters metabolise oil poorly, and molluscs, being filter feeders, run a high risk of exposure.
Many critters, especially reef-forming corals and free-swimming molluscs (and most molluscs are free-swimming as larvae), prefer aragonite for their shells and skeletons.
