- mollusc mol·lusc
- mollusco
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
mollusc mol·lusc
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Mollusc — Mol lusc, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Mollusk}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollusc — [mäl′əsk] n. MOLLUSK molluscan [mə lus′kən] adj., n. * * * mol·lusc (mŏlʹəsk) n. Variant of mollusk. * * * … Universalium
mollusc — mol|lusc BrE mollusk AmE [ˈmɔləsk US ˈma: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mollusc — mol|lusc [ maləsk ] the British spelling of mollusk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mollusc — mol·lusc … English syllables
mollusk — Common name for members of the phylum Mollusca, although usually restricted to the gastropods and bivalves. SYN: mollusc. * * * mol·lusk or mol·lusc mäl əsk n any invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan mə les kən … Medical dictionary
