mollusc
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
Other meanings
A weak-willed person.
Synonyms
- shellfish
A kind of
- invertebrate
Kinds of mollusc
- gastropod
- chiton
Related words
- micromollusc
- molluscicide
- molluscivore
- molluscous
Word history
From Latin "molluscus" (thin-shelled).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mollusc” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.