[ˈmɒləsk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell


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