mollusk.
(Of thelat.)(molluscus, soft).
1. adj. Zool. It is said of the metazoans with soft tegumentos, not segmented body in adults, naked or coated in a shell, and with bilateral, not always perfect symmetry; e.g. the limaza, snail and cuttlefish. U t. c. s. m.
2. m. pl. Zool. Type of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
