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mollusk, -squeUseful english dictionary. 2012.
Mollusk — Mol lusk, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusk — (n.) 1783, mollusque (modern spelling from 1839), from Fr. mollusque, from Mod.L. Mollusca (see MOLLUSCA (Cf. Mollusca)), the phylum name. Related: Molluscuous; molluscan … Etymology dictionary
mollusk — [mäl′əsk] n. [Fr mollusque < ModL Mollusca, coined by CUVIER Baron Georges (Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert) < L mollusca, a soft shelled nut < molluscus, soft < mollis: see MOLLIFY] any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate … English World dictionary
mollusk — molluskan, molluscan /meuh lus keuhn/, adj., n. mollusklike, adj. /mol euhsk/, n. any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body,… … Universalium
mollusk — моллюск mollusk pusher скребок для сбора моллюсков mollusk meal for soup мука из мяса моллюсков mollusk meal кормовая мука из отходов обработки моллюсков … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Mollusk, Virginia — Mollusk Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
mollusk — or mollusc noun Etymology: French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin, neuter plural of molluscus thin shelled (of a nut), from mollis Date: 1783 any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams, or squids)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mollusk — Weichtiere Nautilus Systematik Unterreich: Vielzellige Tiere (Metazoa) Abteilung … Deutsch Wikipedia
mollusk — Common name for members of the phylum Mollusca, although usually restricted to the gastropods and bivalves. SYN: mollusc. * * * mol·lusk or mol·lusc mäl əsk n any invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan mə les kən … Medical dictionary
mollusk — mol|lusk [ maləsk ] noun count a type of animal that has a soft body without bones, usually covered by a hard shell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
