Definition of "mollusks" [mollusks]

• Plural form of mollusk. (noun)

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• "After I had learned a great many interesting things about the life and habits of the children of the sea – how in the midst of dashing waves the little polyps build the beautiful coral isles of the Pacific, and the foraminifera have made the chalk-hills of many a land – my teacher read me "The Chambered Nautilus," and showed me that the shell-building process of the mollusks is symbolical of the development of the mind."
• "Hmm … if only we knew a paleontologist who specializes in mollusks."
• "The result is this popular guide to a knowledge of the families of living mollusks, which is also an aid to the identification of shells native and foreign."