单词 | mollusc |
释义 | Word Frequency mollusc or US mollusk (ˈmɒləsk) noun any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin (the mantle). The group includes the gastropods (snails, slugs, etc), bivalves (clams, mussels, etc), and cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopuses, etc) Derived forms molluscan or US molluskan (mɒˈlʌskən) adjective, noun mollusc-like (ˈmollusc-ˌlike) or US mollusk-like (ˈmollusk-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C18: via New Latin from Latin molluscus, from mollis soft |
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