Meaning of MOLLUSK
| Pronunciation: | | 'mâlusk
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| | Definition: | | [n] invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell |
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| | Synonyms: | | mollusc, shellfish |
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| | See Also: | | bivalve, carapace, cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk, chiton, coat-of-mail shell, cuticle, gastropod, invertebrate, lamellibranch, Mollusca, pelecypod, phylum Mollusca, polyplacophore, scaphopod, sea cradle, shell, univalve | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mol"lusk\, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft
nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See
{Mollify}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.]
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