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Mollusk - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Fishery resources. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fisheries management > Fishery resources )

Fishing. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fishing )

Mariculture. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquaculture > Mariculture )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for mollusk: 🔊

Mollusc: mollusc [ˈmɒl.əsk] plur. molluscs [ˈmɒl.əsks] Snail:

1.3. Synonyms of mollusk:

0 international synonym(s) for mollusk. Notably:

1.4. Etymology of mollusk:

Borrowing from Classical French mollusque, ‘mollusc’; from scientific Latin Mollusca, ‘phylum of invertebrate animals, comprised of gastropods, cephalopods, bivalves, etc.’; from Classical Latin molluscus, ‘with a soft shell’; from Classical Latin mollis, ‘soft’.

1.5. 🇫🇷 French translation of mollusk:

Mollusque

1.6. Definition of mollusk in fisheries:

Mollusk, also known as is defined as: any of the invertebrate animals in the phylum Mollusca that have soft, unsegmented bodies and often live in water and have external shells.