mollusc C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈmɑləsk/ UK /ˈmɒləsk/ See IPA manual Freq #86098 Meanings 1 noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell The shell belonged to a small marine mollusc. 2 noun A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. bivalve molluscs 3 noun A weak-willed person. The shell belonged to a small marine mollusc. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · invertebrate having a soft... mollusk 3 noun · a weak-willed person. little girlnose of waxpushover Word family Forms molluscanmolluscousmolluscs Derived forms micromolluscmolluscicidemolluscivoremolluscous Etymology Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mollusc **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑləsk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒləsk/ **Frequency rank:** 86098 ## Meanings 1. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell 2. A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces. 3. A weak-willed person. ## Examples - The shell belonged to a small marine mollusc. - bivalve molluscs - The shell belonged to a small marine mollusc. ## Derived Forms - micromollusc - molluscicide - molluscivore - molluscous ## Etymology Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”). ## Topics - Animals markdown