Molluscoidea

plural noun

Mol·​lus·​coi·​dea

-dēə

in some classifications

: a phylum of invertebrate animals distinguished by possession of a lophophore and typically including the present groups Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, and Phoronidea

molluscoidean

¦⸗⸗¦skȯidēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Mollusca + -oidea

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