How to Use mollusk in a Sentence

mollusk

noun
  • The saga of the traveling mollusks is a long and winding one that dates back to the late 1960s.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
  • But the mussels were found again in October 2023, and CPW planned to drain the lake to kill the mollusks.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 July 2024
  • The mollusks get around by using their lone foot to pole-vault across the hard bottom, so herds need to be dense.
    Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Turns out Lu can make anything look cool—even a mollusk shell.
    Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 24 May 2018
  • And since 2012, he's been looking at the vision of cephalopods, the class of mollusks of which cuttlefish are a part.
    Ryan Prior, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned the delicate leaves to Swiss cheese, leaving trails of sticky ooze in their wake.
    Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Squid, part of the mollusk group of shellfish, is a protein-dense seafood option.
    Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But as the oceans warm, the mollusks are migrating further north.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The researchers looked at fossilized marine mollusk shells from across the globe.
    Fox News, 18 Dec. 2019
  • It is believed to be the only mollusk to use a non-fish host for the larvae, which are smaller than a grain of salt.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But there are sticky creatures that live in the ocean, like the octopus and other mollusks.
    Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2017
  • But the reef’s value would be diminished if, say, disease were to wipe the mollusks out.
    Saqib Rahim, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The experience of being small, cute and unassuming is the heart of the film about a mollusk.
    Nardos Haile, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The group seemed interested in the large photographs of mollusks all the same.
    J. Harry Jones, Pomerado News, 26 May 2018
  • The marshmallowy mollusks were tender and melty and the sauce flavorful — but there was just a bit much of it for us.
    Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The mollusks were lodged headfirst in the muck, with only their hollow, stick-like shells poking out.
    Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2017
  • The fingernail-sized mollusks grow rapidly in lakes and rivers.
    Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Such is the symbolic power of the mollusk that many of the people who enjoy eating them are in it for more than just the taste.
    Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 12 July 2021
  • Playing and lying on the pink sands of Horseshoe Bay, colored by mollusks’ pink skins, is a must.
    Dwight Brown, Essence, 11 July 2023
  • The mollusks glue on to surfaces and consume the tiny particles that native species feed on.
    OregonLive.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Pearls are formed when debris gets stuck inside a mollusk.
    Colby Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Many species eat mollusks, worms and other invertebrates that hide under the sand of the seafloor.
    Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
  • With a dark shell on top and a lighter side on the bottom, the mollusks blend in with the seagrass and make for a challenging treasure hunt for those who seek them out.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The gigantic mollusk has turned out to be too delicious for its own good.
    Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The hungry mollusks have created dead spots in areas of the Great Lakes, where no life remains.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
  • Tiny Nantucket Bay scallops are considered one of the finest mollusks in the world.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • So, is aquaculture the next step, farming the fast-growing mollusks?
    National Geographic, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Females and their calves ride the sea ice north all the way through the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea, using ice as a platform to dive for clams and other mollusks and rest.
    Washington Post, 9 May 2018
  • The entire animal, meanwhile, could grow to be up to 20 feet long and likely used its chompers to crush the shells of mollusks, turtles and other marine creatures.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
  • These divers risk their lives every day, repeatedly diving without oxygen masks to harvest mollusks, seaweed and other sea life around the rocky island.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

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