Mollusques (en. Mollusks)

[mɔ.ly.sk]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Class of aquatic or terrestrial animals, with a soft body, often protected by a shell.

Mollusks like oysters are essential to the marine ecosystem.

Les mollusques comme les huîtres sont essentiels à l'écosystème marin.

Animals with a soft and often gelatinous body.

Bivalve mollusks feed by filtering water.

Les mollusques bivalves se nourrissent par filtration de l'eau.

From Latin 'mollusca', meaning 'soft'.

marine mollusks

Mollusks living in water.

mollusques marins

shell of mollusks

Shell formed by a mollusk.

coquillage de mollusques

gastropod

Mollusk with a spiral shell or without a shell, like a snail.

gastéropode

cephalopod

Mollusk with a soft body and arms, like an octopus.

céphalopode

bivalve

Mollusk with a shell made of two valves.

bivalve

Refers to a person who remains passive or inert in a group.

He is always there like a slug doing nothing.

Il est toujours là comme un mollusque à ne rien faire.