Mollusk Definition

mäləsk
mollusks
noun
mollusks
Any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals, including the chitons, gastropods, cephalopods, scaphopods, and bivalves characterized by a soft, unsegmented body, typically enclosed wholly or in part in a mantle and a calcareous shell, and usually having gills and a foot.
Webster's New World

(US) Alternative spelling of mollusc.

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Singular:
mollusk
Plural:
mollusks

Origin of Mollusk

  • French mollusque from New Latin Mollusca phylum name from neuter pl. of Latin molluscus thin-shelled from mollis soft mel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mollusk Sentence Examples

  • Natural pearls form inside mollusk shells and are a type of calcium carbonate.

  • It is a fossil ammonite - an extinct mollusk that floated through the seas in its coiled shell.

  • Both a cultured pearl and a natural pearl form inside of an oyster as the result of a foreign object, which becomes an irritant, getting lodged inside the body of the mollusk.

  • Mother-of-Pearl Iridescent, milky interior shell of the fresh water mollusk that is sliced thin and used on watch dials.

  • The mollusca Section at NMW, Cardiff holds one of the largest mollusk collections in Europe.

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