mollusc.
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
Meaning & usage
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
bivalve molluscs
A weak-willed person.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”).
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