micromollusk

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English

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shells of the freshwater snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum compared to an American dime, which is 18 mm in diameter.

Etymology

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From micro- +‎ mollusk.

Noun

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micromollusk (plural micromollusks)

  1. A shelled (usually marine) mollusk that is extremely small even at full adult size.