mollusc
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mollusc /ˈmɒləsk/ (US mollusk)
▶noun Zoology an invertebrate of a large phylum (Mollusca) including snails, slugs, and mussels, with a soft unsegmented body and often an external shell.
– derivatives
molluscan /məˈlʌsk(ə)n/ adjective.
molluscan /məˈlʌsk(ə)n/ adjective.
– origin C18: from mod. L. mollusca, neut. pl. of L. molluscus, from mollis ‘soft’.
'mollusc' also found in these Oxford entries:
abalone
- ammonite
- angel wings
- auger shell
- belemnite
- bivalve
- borer
- bubble shell
- calcium carbonate
- cephalopod
- chiton
- clam
- cockle
- conch
- conchology
- cone shell
- coquina
- cowrie
- ctenidium
- cuttlefish
- dextral
- dog whelk
- dove shell
- drill
- drupe
- duck
- gaper
- gastropod
- geoduck
- harp shell
- helmet
- hermit crab
- invertebrate
- jewel box
- lamp shell
- limpet
- mitre
- murex
- mussel
- nautilus
- nerite
- nudibranch
- octopod
- octopus
- olive
- operculum
- oyster
- pallium
- pearl
