🇬🇧 Mollusc meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A mollusc is a soft, squishy animal that has no bones in its back. Many molluscs protect their soft bodies with a hard shell on the outside, like snails, clams, and mussels. Lots of them live in water, but some, like garden snails and slugs, crawl around on land. Even big squids and octopuses are molluscs, just without shells. So when you think of a mollusc, imagine a soft, bendy creature that may wear a shell like armor or swim around with wiggly arms.

We had a staring contest, but the mollusc won because I blinked and it didn’t even have eyelids.

The octopus mollusc at the aquarium waved eight arms at me, so I waved both of mine back twice.

The slug mollusc said it doesn’t need a shell because it travels light—just slime and vibes.

I invited a mollusc to play tag, but it was still at "ready, set" when I had to go home.

The squid mollusc inked my homework, so now it looks like modern art instead of a math worksheet.

A child finds a wet mollusc on a rock. The mollusc peeks from its shell, soft body sliding. She gently lifts the mollusc, feeling the cool, slimy skin. The mollusc withdraws when a wave nears. Back on sand, the small mollusc leaves a shiny trail and settles under a leaf. The child smiles and waves goodbye.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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