Defn: One of the Molluscoidea.
MOLLUSCOIDAL
Mol`lus*coid"al, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Molluscoid.
MOLLUSCOIDEA
Mol`lus*coi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mollusk, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes
Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; — called also Anthoid Mollusca.
Note: Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca.
MOLLUSCOUS
Mol*lus"cous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Molluscan.
MOLLUSCUM
Mol*lus"cum, n. Etym: [NL. See Mollusk.] (Med.)
Defn: A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; — so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals. Dunglison.