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Mollusc
Mol′lusc
,Noun.
(Zool.)
Same as
Mollusk
. ☞ Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See
Molluscoidea
. Definition 2024
mollusc
mollusc
See also: mol·lusc
English
Alternative forms
- (US) mollusk
Noun
mollusc (plural molluscs)
- A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
- (figuratively) A weak-willed person.
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References
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Mollusca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “mollusc” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “mollusc” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "mollusc" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
- "mollusc" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.