mollusc

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

Etymology

Borrowed from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mollusk, shellfish

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