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• Mollusc shell — Closed and open shells of a marine bivalve, Petricola pholadiformis. A bivalve shell is composed of two hinged valves which are joined by a ligament …   Wikipedia

• ark-shell — arkˈ shell noun A box like bivalve mollusc shell (genus Arca) • • • Main Entry: ↑ark …   Useful english dictionary

• shell — /ʃɛl / (say shel) noun 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusc, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusc. 2. any of various objects resembling a shell, as in shape, or in being more or less concave or hollow. 3 …  

• shell-like — ˈshelˌlīk adjective : resembling a shell (as in form or composition) * * * shellˈ like adjective 1. Resembling a mollusc s shell 2. Used as an epithet for the ear (poetic or joc) noun (informal) An ear • • • Main Entry: ↑shell …   Useful english dictionary

• shell — noun 1》 the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.     ↘the thin outer covering of a bird s or reptile s egg.     ↘the outer case of a nut kernel or seed.     ↘the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin.     ↘the wing cases… …   English new terms dictionary

• Sculpture (mollusc) — Sculpture on a mollusc shell is whatever natural 3 dimensional ornamentation exists on the outer surface of a shell, apart from the basic shape of the shell itself. The term sculpture is most often applied to the shells of gastropods and bivalves …   Wikipedia

• wing shell — noun 1. obsolete : elytron 2. a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the genus Pteria in which the hinge border projects like a wing b. : a shell of the genus Strombus …   Useful english dictionary

• tusk shell — noun any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing • Syn: ↑tooth shell • Hypernyms: ↑scaphopod * * * noun : tooth shell * * * tusk shell noun Th …   Useful english dictionary

• heart shell — noun 1. : any of numerous bivalve mollusks especially of the families Cardiidae and Carditidae with shells that are heart shaped in outline when viewed from the end 2. : the shell of a heart shell mollusk * * * 1. any of numerous bivalve mollusks …   Useful english dictionary

• Dwarf fan shell — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …   Wikipedia

• bubble shell — noun a marine mollusc with a thin scroll like shell. [Bullidae and related families: many species.] …   English new terms dictionary