mollusk
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The mollusk lights up using bioluminescence when threatened to distract predators, researchers said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
Porosity is known to affect the structural integrity of mollusk shells, making shells weaker and potentially more susceptible to damage.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
The oyster farmer, Will Peckham, 31, for example, left a job in corporate finance in the city to start West Robins Oyster Co., a mollusk farm in Peconic Bay about seven years ago.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
It wasn’t a worm, a mollusk, or a crustacean.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 21, 2023
She showed Will and Lyra how to gather a particular kind of mollusk by finding their breathing tubes just above the sand.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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