"mollusc" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 软体动物

Definition

软体动物是一种身体柔软的动物，通常有坚硬的壳，比如蜗牛、蛤蜊或章鱼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“软体动物”多用于生物学或科普语境，日常交流一般直接说具体动物，如“蜗牛”、“蛤蜊”等。包括蜗牛、蛤蜊、章鱼等类型。

Examples

A snail is a type of mollusc.

蜗牛是一种**软体动物**。

Clams and oysters are molluscs found in the sea.

蛤蜊和牡蛎是海里的**软体动物**。

An octopus is a mollusc without a shell.

章鱼是一种没有壳的**软体动物**。

Did you know that some molluscs can live both in water and on land?

你知道有些**软体动物**既能生活在水中，也能生活在陆地上吗？

When we went tide pooling, we found a lot of colorful molluscs stuck to the rocks.

我们去潮间带时发现很多五颜六色的**软体动物**附着在岩石上。

I never realized that squids are actually molluscs too!

我之前没意识到鱿鱼其实也是**软体动物**！