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Galician
Noun
molusco m (plural moluscos)
- mollusc
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -usku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃku
- Hyphenation: mo‧lus‧co
Noun
molusco m (plural moluscos)
- mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca)
Spanish
Etymology
Singularization of translingual Mollusca, the phylum name, from Latin molluscus (“soft”), from mollis (“soft, delicate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈlusko/
- Rhymes: -usko
- Syllabification: mo‧lus‧co
Noun
molusco m (plural moluscos)
- mollusc
Adjective
molusco (feminine molusca, masculine plural moluscos, feminine plural moluscas)
- molluscan
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