different between mollusc vs cowry

English

Alternative forms

• (US) mollusk

Etymology

From French mollusque, from New Latin Mollusca (phylum name), from Latin molluscus (“thin-shelled”), from mollis (“soft”); see Proto-Indo-European *mel-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?l'?sk, IPA^(key): /?m?l?sk/
• (General American) enPR: mäl'?sk, IPA^(key): /?m?l?sk/

Noun

mollusc (plural molluscs)

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

Synonyms

• (a weak-willed person): little girl, nose of wax, pushover

Translations

References

• Mollusca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “mollusc”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “mollusc” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "mollusc" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.
• "mollusc" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Anagrams

• Collums, Culloms

English

Noun

cowry (plural cowries)

1. Alternative spelling of cowrie.

Derived terms

• atlantic deer cowry (Macrocypraea cervus)
• chestnut cowry (Neobernaya spadicea)
• egg cowry (Amphiperas ovum)
• money cowry (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta)
• kernel cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)
• nucleus cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)
• orange cowry (Cypraea aurantia)
• panther cowry (Cypraea pantherina)
• tiger cowry (Cypraea tigris)
• wrinkled cowry (Nucleolaria nucleus)