mollusc

Etymology

From French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”); see Proto-Indo-European *mel-.

noun

  1. A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
    bivalve molluscs
  2. (figurative) A weak-willed person.

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