A mollusc is an animal with a soft body. Many — snails, clams, oysters — have a hard shell covering that body, and that is the picture most school books give you.

A mollusc is an animal with a soft bodymollusc是一種身體軟軟的動物 Many — snails, clams, oysters很多像蝸牛、蛤蜊、牡蠣 — have a hard shell covering that body外面都有硬殼包著這個軟身體 and that is the picture most school books give you這也是大部分學校課本給你的印象

Though actually, the group is wider than “shell on the outside.” An octopus and a squid are molluscs too, and a slug is a mollusc with no shell you can pick up. Some have only a small shell hidden inside.

Though actually不過 the group is wider than "shell on the outside."這個類別比「外面有殼」還要廣 An octopus and a squid are molluscs too章魚和魷魚也是mollusc and a slug is a mollusc with no shell you can pick up而蛞蝓則是一種沒有可拿起來的殼的mollusc Some have only a small shell hidden inside有些的殼很小而且藏在裡面

It is a biology word, not a dinner-table word, though people eat many molluscs.

It is a biology word這是個生物學用的字 not a dinner-table word不是餐桌上的字 though people eat many molluscs雖然大家吃很多種mollusc

The spelling mollusc is the usual British one; American English almost always writes mollusk. In Taiwan school science you will see 軟體動物 either way.

The spelling mollusc is the usual British onemollusc這個拼法是英式常見的寫法 American English almost always writes mollusk美式英語幾乎都寫成mollusk In Taiwan school science在台灣的自然課裡 you will see 軟體動物 either way不管哪種拼法你看到的中文都是軟體動物

Do not stretch it to mean any sea creature: a fish is not a mollusc, and a crab is not one either.

Do not stretch it to mean any sea creature不要把這個字亂用來指任何海洋生物 a fish is not a mollusc魚不是mollusc and a crab is not one either螃蟹也不是