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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.) Any
slight
hollow
structure;
a
framework,
or
exterior
structure,
regarded
as not
complete
or
filled
in; as, the shell of a
house..
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Tridacna
::
Tridacna
(n.) A genus of very large
marine
bivalve
shells
found on the coral reefs of the
Indian
and
Pacific
Oceans.
One
species
(T.
gigas)
often
weighs
four or five
hundred
pounds,
and is
sometimes
used for
baptismal
fonts.
Called
also paw
shell,
and
fountain
shell..
Buhlwork
::
Buhlwork
(n.)
Decorative
woodwork
in which
tortoise
shell,
yellow
metal,
white
metal,
etc., are
inlaid,
forming
scrolls,
cartouches,
etc..
Shell
::
Shell (n.)
Hence,
by
extension,
any
mollusks
having
such a
covering..
Dental
::
Dental
(a.) A
marine
mollusk
of the genus
Dentalium,
with a
curved
conical
shell
resembling
a
tooth.
See
Dentalium..
Solenacean
::
Solenacean
(n.) Any
species
of
marine
bivalve
shells
belonging
to the
family
Solenidae.
Proboscidifera
::
Proboscidifera
(n. pl.) A
subdivision
of the
taenioglossate
gastropods,
including
the
fig-shells
(Pyrula),
the
helmet
shells
(Cassis),
the
tritons,
and
allied
genera..
Conus
::
Conus (n.) A
Linnean
genus of
mollusks
having
a
conical
shell.
See Cone, n., 4..
Plastron
::
Plastron
(n.) The
ventral
shield
or shell of
tortoises
and
turtles.
See
Testudinata.
Limax
::
Limax (n.) A genus of
airbreathing
mollusks,
including
the
common
garden
slugs.
They have a small
rudimentary
shell.
The
breathing
pore is on the right side of the neck.
Several
species
are
troublesome
in
gardens.
See
Slug..
Hawkbill
::
Hawkbill
(n.) A sea
turtle
(Eretmochelys
imbricata),
which
yields
the best
quality
of
tortoise
shell;
--
called
also
caret..
Turreted
::
Turreted
(a.)
Furnished
with a
turret
or
turrets;
specifically
(Zool.),
having
the
whorls
somewhat
flattened
on the upper side and often
ornamented
by
spines
or
tubercles;
-- said of
certain
spiral
shells..
Univalve
::
Univalve
(n.) A shell
consisting
of one valve only; a
mollusk
whose shell is
composed
of a
single
piece,
as the
snails
and
conchs..
Purpura
::
Purpura
(n.) A genus of
marine
gastropods,
usually
having
a rough and thick
shell.
Some
species
yield a
purple
dye..
Mollusca
::
Mollusca
(n. pl.) One of the grand
divisions
of the
animal
kingdom,
including
the
classes
Cephalopoda,
Gastropoda,
PteropodaScaphopoda,
and
Lamellibranchiata,
or
Conchifera.
These
animals
have an
unsegmented
bilateral
body, with most of the
organs
and parts
paired,
but not
repeated
longitudinally.
Most of them
develop
a
mantle,
which
incloses
either
a
branchial
or a
pulmonary
cavity.
They are
generally
more or less
covered
and
protected
by a
calcareous
shell,
which may be
univalve,
bivalve,
or m
Shell
::
Shell (n.) A pod.
Discoid
::
Discoid
(a.)
Having
the form of a disk, as those
univalve
shells
which have the
whorls
in one
plane,
so as to form a disk, as the
pearly
nautilus..
Vesicle
::
Vesicle
(n.) A small
convex
hollow
prominence
on the
surface
of a shell or a
coral.
Cardol
::
Cardol
(n.) A
yellow
oily
liquid,
extracted
from the shell of the
cashew
nut..
Megastome
::
Megastome
(n.) One of a group of
univalve
shells,
having
a large
aperture
or
mouth..
Sea-ear
::
Sea-ear
(n.) Any
species
of
ear-shaped
shells
of the genus
Haliotis.
See
Abalone.
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