molluscnoun [ C ]
mainly UK US usually mollusk uk/ˈmɒl.əsk/us/ˈmɑː.ləsk/any animal that has a soft body, no spine, and is often covered with a shell. Many molluscs live in water:
Oysters are molluscs, as are snails and cuttlefish.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sea creatures
- abalone
- amphipod
- barnacle
- bivalve
- cephalopod
- crab
- crayfish
- crustacean
- cuttlefish
- echinoderm
- mussel
- octopus
- oyster
- periwinkle
- prawn
- shrimp
- squid
- starfish
- teredo
- trilobite
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