mollusk

/ˈmä-ləsk/ (ame, mw)

mollusk — noun

1. an animal like a snail or squid with a soft body and no backbone; many kinds als

1.名詞B2
釋義

an animal like a snail or squid with a soft body and no backbone; many kinds also grow a hard shell

例句

Hamza found a small mollusk under the wet stones by the pier.

shore context: a mollusk under wet stones

Gabriel learned that a snail is one kind of mollusk in science class.

classification: a snail as one kind of mollusk

同義詞
  • mollusc

    the British spelling of the same scientific term

  • shellfish

    a broader everyday word mainly used for edible sea animals and often includes crustaceans too

  • invertebrate

    a much broader biological category that includes many animals besides mollusks

用法筆記

Used mainly in science, museum, or classroom contexts. In everyday conversation, people more often name the smaller group, such as snail, clam, or squid.

常見錯誤

❌A crab is a mollusk.
✅A crab is a crustacean, not a mollusk.
💡Crabs belong to a different animal group from snails, clams, and squid.
❌Every mollusk has a shell.
✅Some mollusks, like octopuses and slugs, do not have an outer shell.
💡The group is defined by body type, not by always having a visible shell.