mollusc
US mollusk
/ (ˈmɒləsk) /
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noun
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)
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Derived forms of mollusc
molluscan or US molluskan (mɒˈlʌskən), adjective, nounmollusc-like or US mollusk-like, adjectiveWord Origin for mollusc
C18: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft
Words nearby mollusc
Mollier diagram, mollified, mollify, mollisol, Molloy Deep, mollusc, Mollusca, molluscoid, molluscum, mollusk, mollusks
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