Gadit

mollusk

Definitions
1nounA mollusk is a soft-bodied invertebrate animal, often with a hard shell, belonging to the phylum Mollusca. Common examples include snails, clams, and octopuses.
The garden was full of snails, a type of mollusk.
Clams are mollusks that live in the ocean.
Octopuses are intelligent mollusks with eight arms.
Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
molluscus
Originally meant
soft
Background
The word 'mollusk' comes from the Latin 'molluscus', meaning soft, which refers to the soft bodies of these animals. The term was first used in the scientific classification of these animals in the 18th century.
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