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mollusk
mol·lusk also mol·lusc M0375400 (mŏl′əsk)n. Any of numerous chiefly marine invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a mantle, and a protective calcareous shell, and including the snails, clams, and squids.
[French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, phylum name, from neuter pl. of Latin molluscus, thin-shelled, from mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]
mol·lus′cous (mə-lŭs′kəs) adj.mol•lusk or mol•lusc (ˈmɒl əsk)
n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, having a calcareous shell of one or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body: includes the chitons, snails, bivalves, and octopuses. [1775–85; < French mollusque < New Latin Mollusca, neuter pl. of Latin molluscus, derivative of mollis soft] mol•lus•kan, mol•lus•can (məˈlʌs kən) adj., n. mol·lusk or mol·lusc (mŏl′əsk) Any of numerous soft-bodied invertebrate animals, usually living in water and frequently having a hard outer shell. Mollusk bodies have a muscular foot, a well-developed circulatory and nervous system, and often complex eyes. Mollusks include gastropods (snails and shellfish), slugs, octopuses, and squids.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mollusk - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellmollusc, shellfishcarapace, cuticle, shell, shield - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtlesinvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationMollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitonsscaphopod - burrowing marine molluskgastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyescoat-of-mail shell, polyplacophore, sea cradle, chiton - primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous platesbivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togethercephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentaclesshellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) |
Translationsmollusk
mollusk: see MolluscaMollusca
, taxonomic name for the one of the largest phyla of invertebrate animals (Arthropoda is the largest) comprising more than 50,000 living mollusk species and about 35,000 fossil species dating back to the Cambrian period.
..... Click the link for more information. .mollusk[′mäl·əsk] (invertebrate zoology) Any member of the Mollusca. mollusc (US), mollusk 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.) mollusk
mol·lusk (mol'ŭsk), Common name for members of the phylum Mollusca, although usually restricted to the gastropods and bivalves. Synonym(s): molluscmollusk also mollusc (mŏl′əsk)n. Any of numerous chiefly marine invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a mantle, and a protective calcareous shell, and including the snails, clams, and squids.
mol·lus′cous (mə-lŭs′kəs) adj.mollusk, mollusc (mŏl′ŭsk) Any member of the phylum Mollusca.mollusk
Synonyms for mollusknoun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellSynonymsRelated Words- carapace
- cuticle
- shell
- shield
- invertebrate
- Mollusca
- phylum Mollusca
- scaphopod
- gastropod
- univalve
- coat-of-mail shell
- polyplacophore
- sea cradle
- chiton
- bivalve
- lamellibranch
- pelecypod
- cephalopod
- cephalopod mollusk
- shellfish
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