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mollusc

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See also:mol·lusc

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchmollusque, fromNew LatinMollusca (phylum name), fromLatinmolluscus(“thin-shelled”), frommollis(“soft”).

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Noun

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mollusc (pluralmolluscs)

  1. Asoft-bodiedinvertebrate of thephylumMollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
    Hypernyms:invertebrate <animal <organism <creature
    Hyponyms:gastropod,cephalopod,conchiferan
    bivalvemolluscs
    • 2016 January 21, “Choose Your Weaponry: Selective Storage of a Single Toxic Compound, Latrunculin A, by Closely Related Nudibranch Molluscs”, inPLOS ONE‎[1],→DOI:
      For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch molluscElysia rufescens, and is used by both themollusc and its dietary algaBryopsis spp.
    • 2022,Thomas Halliday,Otherworlds, Penguin, published2023, page25:
      Searching for hard-shelled prey – molluscs, crabs and the like – there are two species of bear otter in Kanapoi.
  2. (figuratively) Aweak-willed person.
    Synonyms:little girl,nose of wax,pushover

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Translations

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soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca—see alsoclam,‎oyster,‎mussel

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