mol ‧ lusc BrE AmE British English , mollusk American English /ˈmɒləsk $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: mollusque , from Latin molluscus 'soft' , from mollis ; ⇨ ↑ mollify ]
a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell:
snails and other molluscs
—molluscan /məˈlʌskən/ adjective :
molluscan prey