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mollusc

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mol·lusc  (mlsk)
n.
Variant of mollusk.

mollusc US, mollusk [ˈmɒləsk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin (the mantle). The group includes the gastropods (snails, slugs, etc.), bivalves (clams, mussels, etc.), and cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopuses, etc.)
[via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft]
molluscan  US, molluskan [mɒˈlʌskən] adj & n
mollusc-like  US, mollusk-like adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.molluscmollusc - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
carapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
invertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
Mollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
scaphopod - burrowing marine mollusk
gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
coat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle, chiton - primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
Translations
mollusc mollusk (US) [ˈmɒləsk] Nmolusco m
mollusc [ˈmɒləsk] nmollusque m
mollusc
nMolluske f (spec), → Weichtier nt
mollusc mollusk (Am) [ˈmɒləsk] nmollusco
mollusc mollusk (Am) [ˈmɒləsk] nmollusco


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"But," I continued, "the particular mollusc which secretes the pearl is the pearl-oyster.
 
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