Glossary

mollusks

mol⋅lusk

[mol-uh

sk]

any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.

Also, mollusc.

Origin:
1775–85; < F mollusque < NL Mollusca; see Mollusca

Related forms:

mol⋅lus⋅kan, mol⋅lus⋅can

[muh-luhs-kuh

Show IPA , adjective, noun

mol⋅lusk⋅like, adjective

Mollusk

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