n. [ F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See Mollify. ] (Zool.) One of the Mollusca. [ Written also mollusc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ばい;バイ, bai ; bai](n) (1) (uk) Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; (2) (abbr) (See 貝独楽) spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)#7195[Add to Longdo]
[ひざらがい(膝皿貝;火皿貝;石鼈);じいがせ(石鼈;爺が背);ヒザラガイ, hizaragai ( hiza sara kai ; hi sara kai ; ishi betsu ); jiigase ( ishi betsu ; jii ](n) (1) (uk) chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; (2) Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)[Add to Longdo]