Meaning

2 senses

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

    bivalve molluscs

    Weichtier, Molluske

    моллю́скmolljúsk, мягкоте́лыйmjaxkotélyj

    молю́скmoljúsk, м'якоті́лийmʺjakotílyj

    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

  2. (figuratively)A weak-willed person.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Snails are molluscs which move slowly.

    deSchnecken sind Weichtiere, die sich langsam bewegen.

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  2. Snails are slow-moving molluscs.

    deSchnecken sind Weichtiere, die sich langsam bewegen.

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  3. Are mussels molluscs?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca — see also clam, oyster, mussel:
Русский
By meaning 1
soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca — see also clam, oyster, mussel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca — see also clam, oyster, mussel:

Origin

Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscu

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

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Forms

plural: molluscs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
little girlnose of waxpushover
Close in meaning
  • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell:molluskshellfish

Word family

4 related words
Derivedmolluscicidemolluscivoremolluscophobiamolluscous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
molehillmolestmolestermollifymoltenmomA1momentA1
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