molluscs

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Definitions of molluscs word

noun molluscs any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses. 1
noun molluscs Plural form of mollusc. 1

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; < French mollusque < New Latin Mollusca; see Mollusca

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