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Definition of shell
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shell is as below...
Shell (n.) The hard
calcareous
or
chitinous
external
covering
of
mollusks,
crustaceans,
and some other
invertebrates.
In some
mollusks,
as the
cuttlefishes,
it is
internal,
or
concealed
by the
mantle.
Also, the hard
covering
of some
vertebrates,
as the
armadillo,
the
tortoise,
and the
like..
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Clypeate
::
Clypeate
(a.)
Furnished
with a
shield,
or a
protective
plate or
shell..
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..
Ostracoidea
::
Ostracoidea
(n. pl.) An order of
Entomostraca
possessing
hard
bivalve
shells.
They are of small size, and swim
freely
about..
Lingula
::
Lingula
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
brachiopod
shells
belonging
to the genus
Lingula,
and
related
genera.
See
Brachiopoda,
and
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Tellina
::
Tellina
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalve
mollusks
having
thin,
delicate,
and often
handsomely
colored
shells..
Ammunition
::
Ammunition
(n.)
Articles
used in
charging
firearms
and
ordnance
of all
kinds;
as
powder,
balls,
shot,
shells,
percussion
caps,
rockets,
etc..
Nodosarine
::
Nodosarine
(a.)
Resembling
in form or
structure
a
foraminiferous
shell of the genus
Nodosaria.
Siphonostome
::
Siphonostome
(n.) A
siphonostomatous
shell.
Umbo
::
Umbo (n.) One of the
lateral
prominence
just above the hinge of a
bivalve
shell.
Multicostate
::
Multicostate
(a.)
Having
numerous
ribs, or
costae,
as the leaf of a
plant,
or as
certain
shells
and
corals..
Conch
::
Conch (n.) In works of art, the shell used by
Tritons
as a
trumpet..
Wedge-shell
::
Wedge-shell
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of small
marine
bivalves
belonging
to Donax and
allied
genera
in which the shell is
wedge-shaped.
Dolium
::
Dolium
(n.) A genus of large
univalve
mollusks,
including
the
partridge
shell and tun
shells..
Spatangoidea
::
Spatangoidea
(n. pl.) An order of
irregular
sea
urchins,
usually
having
a more or less
heart-shaped
shell with four or five
petal-like
ambulacra
above.
The mouth is
edentulous
and
situated
anteriorly,
on the under
side..
Thecosomata
::
Thecosomata
(n. pl.) An order of
Pteropoda
comprising
those
species
which have a
shell.
See
Pteropoda.
Testudinated
::
Testudinated
(a.)
Resembling
a
tortoise
shell in
appearance
or
structure;
roofed;
arched;
vaulted.
Foliated
::
Foliated
(a.)
Having
leaves,
or
leaflike
projections;
as, a
foliated
shell..
Fig-shell
::
Fig-shell
(n.) A
marine
univalve
shell of the genus
Pyrula,
or
Ficula,
resembling
a fig in
form..
Shealing
::
Shealing
(n.) The outer husk, pod, or
shell,
as of oats,
pease,
etc.;
sheal;
shell..
Tripoli
::
Tripoli
(n.) An
earthy
substance
originally
brought
from
Tripoli,
used in
polishing
stones
and
metals.
It
consists
almost
wholly
of the
siliceous
shells
of
diatoms..
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