mollusque

English

Noun

mollusque (plural mollusques)

1. Obsolete spelling of mollusc (“animal”).

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin mollusca, from Latin molluscus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.lysk/

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Noun

mollusque m (plural mollusques)

1. mollusc
2. (informal, derogatory) wimp, drip

   Synonyms: larve, lavette

Further reading

• “mollusque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.