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
Herman is confident that his father would be happy with his adoration for the mollusk, now chronicled in this beautiful cookbook.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 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
Some afternoons he leaves Marie-Laure in the laboratory of Dr. Geffard, an aging mollusk expert whose beard smells permanently of damp wool.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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