mollusc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
A weak-willed person.

/ˈmɒləsk/ /ˈmɑləsk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-mollusc.wav

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Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”).

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