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Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell..

Verticillated :: Verticillated (a.) Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell..

Dental :: Dental (a.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium..

Putamen :: Putamen (n.) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit. See Endocarp.

Shell :: Shell (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Integropallial :: Integropallial (a.) Having the pallial line entire, or without a sinus, as certain bivalve shells..

Perforata :: Perforata (n. pl.) A division of Foraminifera, including those having perforated shells..

Anisopleura :: Anisopleura (n. pl.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed..

Varix :: Varix (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.

Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.

Lance :: Lance (n.) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

Enter :: Enter (v. t.) To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea..

Shealing :: Shealing (n.) The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell..

Shale :: Shale (n.) A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

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

Beard :: Beard (v. t.) To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish.

Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t..

Shell :: Shell (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc..

Shell :: Shell (n.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering..

Shelled :: Shelled (a.) Having a shell.

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