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Definition of shell
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Shell (n.) The
covering,
or
outside
part, of a nut; as, a
hazelnut
shell..
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Blade
::
Blade (n.) The four large shell
plates
on the
sides,
and the five large ones of the
middle,
of the
carapace
of the sea
turtle,
which yield the best
tortoise
shell..
Maclurea
::
Maclurea
(n.) A genus of
spiral
gastropod
shells,
often of large size,
characteristic
of the lower
Silurian
rocks..
Labrum
::
Labrum
(n.) The
external
margin
of the
aperture
of a
shell.
See
Univalve.
Trigonia
::
Trigonia
(n.) A genus of
pearly
bivalve
shells,
numerous
extinct
species
of which are
characteristic
of the
Mesozoic
rocks.
A few
living
species
exist on the coast of
Australia..
Escalop
::
Escalop
(n.) A
bearing
or a
charge
consisting
of an
escalop
shell.
Escalop
::
Escalop
(n.) A
bivalve
shell of the genus
Pecten.
See
Scallop.
Cuttle Bone
::
Cuttle
bone () The shell or bone of
cuttlefishes,
used for
various
purposes,
as for
making
polishing
powder,
etc..
Picking
::
Picking
(n.) The
pulverized
shells
of
oysters
used in
making
walks.
Trionyx
::
Trionyx
(n.) A genus of
fresh-water
or river
turtles
which have the shell
imperfectly
developed
and
covered
with a soft
leathery
skin. They are noted for their
agility
and
rapacity.
Called
also soft
tortoise,
soft-shell
tortoise,
and mud
turtle..
Arming
::
Arming
(n.) A piece of
tallow
placed
in a
cavity
at the lower end of a
sounding
lead, to bring up the sand,
shells,
etc., of the sea
bottom..
Fossil
::
Fossil
(a.) Like or
pertaining
to
fossils;
contained
in
rocks,
whether
petrified
or not; as,
fossil
plants,
shells..
Shellac
::
Shellac
(n.) See the Note under 2d Lac.
Inoceramus
::
Inoceramus
(n.) An
extinct
genus of
large,
fossil,
bivalve
shells,allied
to the
mussels.
The genus is
characteristic
of the
Cretaceous
period..
Prop
::
Prop (n.) A
shell,
used as a die. See
Props..
Varix
::
Varix (n.) One of the
prominent
ridges
or ribs
extending
across
each of the
whorls
of
certain
univalve
shells.
Globigerina
::
Globigerina
(n.) A genus of small
Foraminifera,
which live
abundantly
at or near the
surface
of the sea. Their dead
shells,
falling
to the
bottom,
make up a large part of the soft mud,
generally
found in
depths
below 3,000 feet, and
called
globigerina
ooze. See
Illust.
of
Foraminifera..
Pallial
::
Pallial
(a.) Of or
pretaining
to a
mantle,
especially
to the
mantle
of
mollusks;
produced
by the
mantle;
as, the
pallial
line, or
impression,
which marks the
attachment
of the
mantle
on the inner
surface
of a
bivalve
shell.
See
Illust.
of
Bivalve..
Operculated
::
Operculated
(a.)
Having
an
operculum,
or an
apparatus
for
protecting
the
gills;
-- said of
shells
and of
fishes..
Eggshell
::
Eggshell
(n.) A
smooth,
white,
marine,
gastropod
shell of the genus
Ovulum,
resembling
an egg in
form..
Angoumois Moth
::
Angoumois
moth () A small moth
(Gelechia
cerealella)
which is very
destructive
to wheat and other
grain.
The larva eats out the
interior
of the
grain,
leaving
only the
shell..
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