English
Alternative spellings
(US): mollusk
Etymology
From French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (thin-shelled), from mollis (soft); see pie|mel-.
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP: enPR|m�l'�sk, IPA|/�m�l�sk/, SAMPA|/"mQl@sk/
italbrac|US: enPR|mäl'�sk, IPA|/�m��l�sk/, SAMPA|/"mA:l@sk/
Noun
en-noun
- A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
- figuratively A weak-willed person.
Translations
trans-top|soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca
Bosnian: mekušac#Bosnian|mekušac m
Breton: blotvil m -ed pl
Chinese: 软��� (ru�n t� dòng wù)
Czech: m�kkýš m
Dutch: weekdier n, mollusk
Finnish: nilviäinen
French: mollusque
German: Weichtier n, Molluske f
Hungarian: puhatestű
Italian: mollusco m
trans-mid
Japanese: ����
Lithuanian: moliuskas m, minkštakūnis m
Polish: mi�czak m
Romanian: molusc� f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мек��а�#Serbian|мек��а� m
:Roman: mekušac#Serbian|mekušac m
Slovene: mehkužec m
Spanish: molusco m
Swedish: blötdjur n
trans-bottom
References
pedialite|Mollusca
R:American Heritage 2000|mollusc
R:Dictionary.com|mollusc
R:CancerWEB|mollusc
R:WordNet 2003|mollusc
io:mollusc
ru:mollusc
vi:mollusc
zh:mollusc
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