molusco

Galician

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

1. mollusc

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Portuguese

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

1. mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca)

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlusko/, [moˈlus.ko]

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

1. mollusc

Adjective

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

1. molluscan

Further reading

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