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mollusc
mol·lusc M0375400 (mŏl′əsk)n. Variant of mollusk.mollusc (ˈmɒləsk) or molluskn (Animals) any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin (the mantle). The group includes the gastropods (snails, slugs, etc), bivalves (clams, mussels, etc), and cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopuses, etc)[C18: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft] molluscan, molluskan adj, n ˈmollusc-ˌlike, ˈmollusk-ˌlike adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mollusc - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellmollusk, shellfishcarapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtlesinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationMollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitonsscaphopod - burrowing marine molluskgastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyescoat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle, chiton - primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous platesbivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togethercephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentaclesshellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) |
Translationsmollusc
mollusc (US), mollusk any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin (the mantle). The group includes the gastropods (snails, slugs, etc.), bivalves (clams, mussels, etc.), and cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopuses, etc.) mollusc
mol·lusk (mol'ŭsk), Common name for members of the phylum Mollusca, although usually restricted to the gastropods and bivalves. Synonym(s): molluscmollusc (mŏl′əsk)n. Variant of mollusk.mollusc any member of the phylum Mollusca, including the snails (GASTEROPODS), BIVALVES, the squids and octopuses (CEPHALOPODS), and two minor classes, the Amphineura and Scaphopoda. Most possess one or more shells and have a body structure that is unsegmented, with a COELOM. Some are terrestrial, but the majority are aquatic.AcronymsSeeMOLLmollusc
Related to mollusc: molluscum contagiosumSynonyms for molluscnoun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellSynonymsRelated Words- carapace
- cuticle
- shell
- shield
- invertebrate
- Mollusca
- phylum Mollusca
- scaphopod
- gastropod
- univalve
- coat-of-mail shell
- polyplacophore
- sea cradle
- chiton
- bivalve
- lamellibranch
- pelecypod
- cephalopod
- cephalopod mollusk
- shellfish
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