英语词汇“mollusc”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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mollusc, US mollusk /ˈmɒləsk/ n

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)

Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft

molluscan, US molluskan /mɒˈlʌskən/ adj , n ˈmollusc-ˌlike, US ˈmollusk-ˌlike adj

mol•lusk or mol•lusc n. [countable]

Invertebratesan animal without a backbone, having a soft body enclosed by a shell:Mollusks include snails and octopuses.

mol•lus•kan, mol•lus•can adj., n. [countable]

mol•lusk n.

Invertebratesany 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, mol′lusc.

Neo-Latin Mollusca; see Mollusca
French mollusque
1775–85;

mol•lus•kan, mol•lus•can adj., n. mol′lusk•like′, adj.

单词	mollusc
释义	Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mollusc, US mollusk /ˈmɒləsk/ n 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) Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft molluscan, US molluskan /mɒˈlʌskən/ adj , n ˈmollusc-ˌlike, US ˈmollusk-ˌlike adj WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mol•lusk or mol•lusc /ˈmɑləsk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Invertebratesan animal without a backbone, having a soft body enclosed by a shell:Mollusks include snails and octopuses. mol•lus•kan, mol•lus•can /məˈlʌskən/USA pronunciation adj., n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mol•lusk (mol′əsk),USA pronunciation n. Invertebratesany 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, mol′lusc.` Neo-Latin Mollusca; see Mollusca French mollusque 1775–85; mol•lus•kan, mol•lus•can (mə lus′kən),USA pronunciation adj., n. mol′lusk•like′, adj.
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