mollusc
/ˈmɒləsk/( <美> mollusk)
noun
1- an invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.软体动物。
1.1
- Phylum Mollusca: several classes, in particular Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and Cephalopoda.软体动物门：数纲, 尤指腹足纲、双壳纲和头足纲。
派生词
molluscan
/mɒˈlʌskən/ adjective词源
late 18th cent.: from modern Latin mollusca, neuter plural of Latin molluscus, from mollis 'soft'.