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mollusk

Main Entry:: mol·lusk
Variant(s):: or mol·lusc \ˈmä-ləsk\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin, neuter plural of molluscus thin-shelled (of a nut), from mollis
Date:: 1783

: any of a large phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals (as snails, clams, or squids) with a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a calcareous shell; broadly : shellfish

— mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan

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\mə-ˈləs-kən, mä-\ adjective

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