"molluscan" meaning in All languages combined

See molluscan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From phylum name Mollusca + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} molluscan (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to molluscs. Tags: not-comparable Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-molluscan-en-adj-jjJq2reN Disambiguation of Mollusks: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Noun [English]

Forms: molluscans [plural]
Etymology: From phylum name Mollusca + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} molluscan (plural molluscans)
  1. A mollusc. Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-molluscan-en-noun-bTKqph2U Disambiguation of Mollusks: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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