molluscoid

[ muh-luhs-koid ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the phylum Molluscoidea, in certain classifications comprising the bryozoans and brachiopods.

molluscoid

/ mɒˈlʌskɔɪd; ˌmɒlʌsˈkɔɪdəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Molluscoidea, a former phylum including the brachiopods and bryozoans now classified separately

Word History and Origins

Origin of molluscoid¹

From the New Latin word Molluscoidea, dating back to 1850–55. See Mollusca, -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of molluscoid¹

C19: via New Latin from Latin molluscus soft

Example Sentences

“They’re molluscoid, Captain,” he said.

From Project Gutenberg

We are so inveterately wedded to the conceptual decomposition of life that I know that this will seem to you like putting muddiest confusion in place of clearest thought, and relapsing into a molluscoid state of mind.

From Project Gutenberg