Where does “mollusc” come from?
Mollusc comes from French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca, from Latin molluscus meaning soft, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- meaning soft or weak.
mollusc (English): A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum...
Definitions
- A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum...
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