mollusc

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mol·lusc [mollusc molluscs] (BrE) (US mol·lusk)BrE [ˈmɒləsk] NAmE [ˈmɑːləsk] noun (technical)
any creature with a soft body that is not divided into different sections, and usually a hard outer shell. Snails and ↑slugs are molluscs.
compare ↑bivalve, ↑shellfish

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from modern Latin mollusca, neuter plural of Latin molluscus, from mollis ‘soft’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mollusk, shellfish