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Cornu Ammonis :: Cornu Ammonis () A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite..

Feather-edge/ :: Feather-edge/ (n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster..

Venus :: Venus (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food..

Bulimus :: Bulimus (n.) A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America..

Dodman :: Dodman (n.) A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod..

Ianthina :: Ianthina (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail..

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops..

Limpet :: Limpet (n.) In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell..

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) See Acorn-shell.

Sounding :: Sounding (n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom..

Testudineous :: Testudineous (a.) Resembling the shell of a tortoise.

Peritreme :: Peritreme (n.) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Kernel :: Kernel (n.) The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp..

Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great pressure of steam..

Vitrina :: Vitrina (n.) A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name..

Buckler :: Buckler (n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.

Physa :: Physa (n.) A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral shells. See Pond snail, under Pond..

Galea :: Galea (n.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.

Shell :: Shell (n.) A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell..

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