transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or mol·lusc ˈmä-ləsk
Etymology: French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin, neuter plural of molluscus thin-shelled (of a nut), from mollis
Date: 1783
: any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams, or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell ; broadly : shellfish
• mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan mə-ˈləs-kən, mä- adjective