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Word: Mollusc
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from modern Latin mollusca, neuter plural of Latin molluscus, from mollis ‘soft’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɒləsk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.
Short Definition:invertebrate of large phylum which includes snails
Variant Forms:
- mollusk
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