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A molluscivore is a carnivorous animal which eats mainly molluscs. Several species of pufferfish and loaches fit this category. As many molluscs are protected by a shell, the feeding techniques applied amongst molluscivore fish are highly specialized and usually divided into two groups; "crushers" and "slurpers". Pufferfish tend to be crushers and will use their beak-like teeth to break the shell in order to gain access to the meat inside. Loaches are specialized slurpers and will make use of their characteristically shaped snout in order to grab hold of the animal living inside the shell.

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-A '''Molluscivore''' is a [[carnivore|carnivorous]] animal which lives on eating mainly [[mollusc]]s.
+A '''molluscivore''' is a [[carnivore|carnivorous]] animal which eats mainly [[mollusc]]s.
-Several species of [[pufferfish]] and [[loaches]] fits into this category. As many molluscs are protected by a [[shell]], the feeding [[technique]]s applied amongst molluscivore [[fish]] are highly specialized and usually divided into two groups; "crushers" and "slurpers".
+Several species of [[pufferfish]] and [[loaches]] fit this category. As many molluscs are protected by a [[shell]], the feeding [[technique]]s applied amongst molluscivore [[fish]] are highly specialized and usually divided into two groups; "crushers" and "slurpers".  Pufferfish tend to be crushers and will use their [[beak]]-like teeth to break the shell in order to gain access to the meat inside. Loaches are specialized slurpers and will make use of their characteristically shaped [[snout]] in order to grab hold of the animal living inside the shell.
-Pufferfish tends to be crushers and will use their [[beak]]like teeth to break the shell in order to gain access to the meat inside. Loaches are specialized slurpers and will make use of their characteristically shaped [[snout]] in order to grab hold of the animal living inside the shell.