mollusk

or mol·lusc

[ mol-uhsk ]

/ ˈmɒl əsk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mollusk ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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.

Origin of mollusk

1775–85; <French mollusque<New Latin Mollusca;see Mollusca

OTHER WORDS FROM mollusk

mol·lus·kan, mol·lus·can

[muh-luhs-kuhn], /məˈlʌs kən/, adjective, nounmol·lusk·like, adjective

Words nearby mollusk

Mollusca, molluscoid, molluscous, molluscum, molluscum contagiosum, mollusk, mollusks, Mollweide projection, molly, mollycoddle, mollyhawk

Example sentences from the Web for mollusk

We was kings in ould Oireland, begorry, whin ye was a mollusk, or maybe a poi-faced baboon swingin' by the tail.
Beth Norvell|Randall Parrish
The Mollusk also, the Arion, is anything but an ardent consumer.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
The shell imitated is probably the young Pectunculus, a Pacific-coast mollusk, with which the ancient Hopi were familiar.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes
In this comfortable home the mollusk is contented, but an enemy sometimes attacks it by boring through its hard shell.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

The mollusk and crab were working a mine rich in surface deposits although soon exhausted.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

Scientific definitions for mollusk

mollusk

Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Mollusca, usually living in water and often having a hard outer shell. They have a muscular foot, a well-developed circulatory and nervous system, and often complex eyes. Mollusks include gastropods (snails and shellfish), slugs, octopuses, squids, and the extinct ammonites. Mollusks appear in the fossil record in the early Cambrian Period, but it is not known from what group they evolved.

单词	mollusk
释义	mollusk or mol·lusc [ mol-uhsk ] / ˈmɒl əsk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mollusk ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. Origin of mollusk 1775–85; <French mollusque<New Latin Mollusca;see Mollusca OTHER WORDS FROM mollusk mol·lus·kan, mol·lus·can [muh-luhs-kuhn], /məˈlʌs kən/, adjective, nounmol·lusk·like, adjective Words nearby mollusk Mollusca, molluscoid, molluscous, molluscum, molluscum contagiosum, mollusk, mollusks, Mollweide projection, molly, mollycoddle, mollyhawk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mollusk We was kings in ould Oireland, begorry, whin ye was a mollusk, or maybe a poi-faced baboon swingin' by the tail. Beth Norvell\|Randall Parrish The Mollusk also, the Arion, is anything but an ardent consumer. The Life of the Fly\|J. Henri Fabre The shell imitated is probably the young Pectunculus, a Pacific-coast mollusk, with which the ancient Hopi were familiar. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895\|Jesse Walter Fewkes In this comfortable home the mollusk is contented, but an enemy sometimes attacks it by boring through its hard shell. The Wonder Book of Knowledge\|Various The mollusk and crab were working a mine rich in surface deposits although soon exhausted. The Whence and the Whither of Man\|John Mason Tyler Words related to mollusk clam, abalone, snail, whelk, chiton, cuttlefish, limpet Scientific definitions for mollusk mollusk Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Mollusca, usually living in water and often having a hard outer shell. They have a muscular foot, a well-developed circulatory and nervous system, and often complex eyes. Mollusks include gastropods (snails and shellfish), slugs, octopuses, squids, and the extinct ammonites. Mollusks appear in the fossil record in the early Cambrian Period, but it is not known from what group they evolved. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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mollusk

or mol·lusc

noun

Origin of mollusk

OTHER WORDS FROM mollusk

Words nearby mollusk

Example sentences from the Web for mollusk

Words related to mollusk

Scientific definitions for mollusk