Word: mollusk
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...scientific collection is essentially a library," says Ruth C. Turner, co-curator of the mollusk department. "The collection can give you enormous amounts of data...
...result of her own special study, the mollusk department "has the best collection of ship worms anywhere in the world with 50 to 75 times the amount," she adds...
...sells sea shells down at Saks Fifth Avenue's store. But along with turning bits of coral and mollusk mantle into bangles that are called She Shells, Key Biscayne Divorcee Helga Wagner also fashions fascinating friendships. She was the first person Ted Kennedy telephoned after his Chappaquiddick accident (the Senator later said he was only seeking Brother-in-Law Stephen Smith's telephone number in Spain). Britain's Prince Charles commanded Helga's presence as dinner and disco partner during his early-April polo visit to Palm Beach, then invited her to the Bahamas. The fetching...
...16th hole at Cypress Point is considered the most dazzling in the world. It is a par three that requires a sheer carry of 233 yards over what Crosby termed "mollusk country" to a pocket handkerchief-sized green situated on a rocky palisade. As Jimmy Demaret once said, "There is no relief. The only place you can drop the ball over your shoulder is in Honolulu." Only two men have ever made a hole-in-one on the 16th at Cypress Point. One of them is Bing Crosby...
...should anyone care about the land mollusk, or even the Southern bald eagle? Because, as ecologists keep repeating, all species are interrelated in the biological pyramid. Destroying one can adversely affect many others. A prime example is Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is being eaten away by starfish. Some scientists speculate that the ecological balance was upset when man began to remove their natural predators...