mollusc

noun (a mollusc, molluscs; US: mollusk)

«mollusc» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A mollusc is an animal with a soft body and no backbone, which often has a hard shell; snails, slugs, clams, mussels, oysters, octopuses and squid are molluscs. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on classification, molluscs are invertebrates, a huge group living on land, in fresh water and in the sea. Octopuses and squid are clever molluscs without outer shells. Phrases: «a sea mollusc», «molluscs and crustaceans».

Examples

A snail is a mollusc with a coiled shell. tree →
Slugs are molluscs that have no shell. tree →
Octopuses are very clever molluscs. tree →
We found mollusc shells on the beach. tree →
Mussels and oysters are molluscs that live in the sea. tree →
A mollusc has no backbone. tree →

Note

UK, Australia and New Zealand: «mollusc»; USA: «mollusk»; Canada uses both. Plural «molluscs». Crabs and prawns are not molluscs; they are crustaceans.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mollusc» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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