mollusc

mollusc
[ˈmɒləsk]
( 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
  2. 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
molluscan
[məˈlʌskən]
adjective
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from modern Latin mollusca, neuter plural of Latin molluscus, from mollis 'soft'
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