mollusc
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of mollusc
C18: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft
Example Sentences
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Scientists photographed and filmed what looked like fields of marine life - dominated by various different types of tube worm and mollusc.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Chemically speaking, its formation begins with a mollusc extracting calcium and carbonate ions from water.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2024
The mollusc deposits layers of aragonite and conchiolin, which together form nacre, also know as mother-of-pearl.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2022
“And I’ve got to say,” she says, “a mollusc is a nice companion.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2020
They are, in fact, periodic precipitates of phosphate and carbonate of lime deposited in the colloidal organic substance of the mollusc.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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