MOLLUSK


Meaning of MOLLUSK in English

— molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus"keuhn/ , adj. , n. — mollusklike , adj.

/mol"euhsk/ , n.

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 .

[ 1775-85; mollusque Mollusca; see MOLLUSCA ]

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