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Mollusc vs Shellfish - What's the difference?

mollusc | shellfish |

As nouns the difference between mollusc and shellfish

is that mollusc is a soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces while shellfish is an aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

mollusc

English

(wikipedia mollusc)

Alternative forms

* (US) mollusk

Noun

(en noun)
  • A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
  • (figuratively) A weak-willed person.

    • References

    * (Mollusca) * * * *

    shellfish

    English

    Noun

  • An aquatic invertebrate, such as a mollusc or crustacean, that has a shell, especially as food.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "shellfish")