Mollusc

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“bivalve molluscs”

“For example, the antitumour depsipeptide kahalalide F was isolated from the opisthobranch mollusc Elysia rufescens, and is used by both the mollusc and its dietary alga Bryopsis spp.”

“Searching for hard-shelled prey – molluscs, crabs and the like⟳ – there are two species of bear⟳ otter in Kanapoi.”

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