mollusc

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/ˈmɒləsk/

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Definition of mollusc

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noun

A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.

“bivalve molluscs”
“For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.”
“Searching for hard-shelled prey – molluscs, crabs and the like – there are two species of bear otter in Kanapoi.”

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noun

A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.

“bivalve molluscs”
“For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.”
“Searching for hard-shelled prey – molluscs, crabs and the like – there are two species of bear otter in Kanapoi.”
(figuratively)A weak-willed person.

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Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”).

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