A molluscan is one of those soft-bodied animals — a member of the group that includes snails, clams, and octopuses. In that noun use it matches mollusc.

A molluscan ismolluscan是 one of those soft-bodied animals一種軟體動物 — a member of the group that includes snails, clams, and octopuses屬於包括蝸牛、蛤蜊和章魚在內的那個大類。In that noun use當名詞用的時候, it matches mollusc它跟mollusc是同一個意思。

Though actually, English uses molluscan far more often as an adjective: of or about that group. Biologists write molluscan shell, molluscan fauna, molluscan family. Everyday talk almost always says mollusc or mollusk for the animal itself; molluscan sounds like a textbook or a museum label.

Though actually不過其實, English uses molluscan far more often as an adjective英文更常把molluscan當形容詞用: of or about that group意思是屬於那個類群、跟那個類群有關。Biologists write生物學家會寫 molluscan shell, molluscan fauna, molluscan familymolluscan shell、molluscan fauna、molluscan family。Everyday talk almost always says日常講話幾乎都會用 mollusc or mollusk for the animal itselfmollusc或mollusk來指這種動物本身; molluscan sounds like a textbook or a museum labelmolluscan聽起來就像教科書或博物館標籤上的用語。

It is formed from the scientific group name Mollusca plus -an, the same kind of ending you hear in American. You will rarely hear it in the street. If a student only needs the creature, mollusc is the word they will actually meet.

It is formed from它是由 the scientific group name Mollusca學名Mollusca plus -an加上字尾-an組成的, the same kind of ending you hear in American跟American裡的那個字尾是同一種類型。You will rarely hear it in the street你在街上很少會聽到這個字。If a student only needs the creature如果學生只是需要指這種生物本身, mollusc is the word they will actually meetmollusc才是他們實際會遇到的字。