mollusk
pronunciation
How to pronounce mollusk in British English:
UK ['mɒləsk]
How to pronounce mollusk in American English:
US ['mɒləsk]
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- Noun:
- invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Word Origin
- mollusk (n.)
- 1783, mollusque (modern spelling from 1839), from French mollusque, from Modern Latin Mollusca (see Mollusca), the phylum name. Related: Molluscuous; molluscan.
Example
- 1. Moore 's praise of the snail was self-promoting while bishop 's portrait of the mollusk is tinged with sorrow .
- 2. Measuring more than 16 inches ( 407 millimeters ) , this giant mollusk is the biggest ever found in its subclass -- caudofoveata .
- 3. I swear I have never seen such a mollusk with thorns all over its body .
- 4. Seeds , bones , shell fragments , and other remains suggest herculaneum residents had a diverse diet , which included chicken , mutton , fish , fig , fennel , olive , sea urchin ( pictures ) , and mollusk .
- 5. So the sea mollusk says to the cucumber .