different between mollusk vs lithophagous

mollusk

English

Noun

mollusk (plural mollusks)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of mollusc

References

  • “mollusk”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
  • “mollusk” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "mollusk" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Danish

Noun

mollusk c (singular definite mollusken, plural indefinite mollusker)

  1. mollusc

Declension

References

  • “mollusk” in Den Danske Ordbog

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lithophagous

English

Etymology

litho- +? -phagous

Adjective

lithophagous (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel.
    The ostrich is lithophagous.
  2. (zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.

See also

  • Lithodomus

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