mol‧lusc British English,
mollusk American English /ˈmɒləsk $ ˈmɑː-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: mollusque, from Latin molluscus 'soft', from mollis; ⇒ mollify]
a type of sea or land animal that has a soft body covered by a hard shell:
snails and other molluscs—molluscan /məˈlʌskən/
adjective:
molluscan prey [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲