molusco

Galician

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

mollusc

Portuguese

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca)

Spanish

Etymology

From the phylum name Mollusca, from Latin molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft, delicate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moˈlusko/

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

mollusc

Adjective

molusco (feminine singular molusca, masculine plural moluscos, feminine plural moluscas)

molluscan

Further reading

“molusco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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