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Meaning of Mollusc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɒləsk

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

العربية الحيوان الرخوي رِخْوِيّ
Български мекотело
Bosanski mekušac мекушац
Català mol·lusc
Čeština měkkýš
Dansk bløddyr mollusk
Deutsch Molluske Weichtier
Ελληνικά μαλάκιο
Esperanto molusko
Español molusco
Suomi nilviäinen
Français mollusque
Galego molusco
हिन्दी सीप
Hrvatski mekušac мекушац
Հայերեն կակղամորթ մոլյուսկ փափկամորթ
Bahasa Indonesia moluska
Italiano mollusco
日本語 軟体動物
ქართული მოლუსკი
Қазақша жұмсақденелі
ខ្មែរ ខ្យង
한국어 연체동물
Latina molluscum
Македонски мекотел
Bahasa Melayu moluska
မြန်မာဘာသာ ခရု
Nederlands mollusk weekdier
Polski mięczak
Português molusco
Română molusca
Русский моллюск мягкоте́лый
Slovenčina mäkkýš
Slovenščina mehkužec
Српски mekušac мекушац
Svenska blötdjur mollusk
ไทย หอย
Türkçe yumuşakça
Українська молюск

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

mollusca Molluscan molluscicide molluscivore molluscivory molluscoid

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