Definition of mollusk Mollusk

/mɑˈlʌsk/ - [malusk] - mol•lusk

We found 3 definitions of mollusk from 3 different sources.

What does mollusk mean?

Noun Plural: mollusks
mollusk - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
		mollusc, 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