Definition of mollusc Mollusc
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We found 6 definitions of mollusc from 5 different sources.
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What does mollusc mean?
WordNet
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| mollusc - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||
| mollusk, shellfish | ||
| invertebrate any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification | ||
| mollusca, phylum mollusca gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons | ||
| carapace, cuticle, shield, shell hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | ||
| scaphopod burrowing marine mollusk | ||
| gastropod, univalve a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | ||
| coat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle, chiton primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates | ||
| bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | ||
| cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mollusc (Noun)
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. - mollusc (Noun)
A weak-willed person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mollusc (n.)
Same as Mollusk.
Wikipedia 
- Molluscs or mollusks are invertebrate animals. Most of them live underwater (most of them in or near the ocean).
Part of speech
🔤- mollusc, noun, singular of molluscs.
