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Boat shell
A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.
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noun
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A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.
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A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymbium, syn. Cymba.
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| carrier shellnoun | Any marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell. |
| lamp shellnoun | (zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda). |
| wing-shellnoun | Any of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing. |
| bubble shellnoun | (malacology) A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs. |
| worm-shellnoun | Alternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.] |
| cocklenoun | Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. |
| lampshellnoun | Alternative form of lamp shell. [(zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda).] |
| pen shellnoun | Any of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams. |
| conchnoun | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| worm shellnoun | (zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae. |
| halfdecknoun | (nautical) The portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. |
| crabshellnoun | The shell of a crab. |
| snailshellnoun | The shell of a snail. |
| clubshellnoun | Any of certain mussels of the genus Pleurobema, endemic to the United States. |
| clamshellnoun | The shell of a clam. |
| shellnoun | A hard external covering of an animal. |
| tooth shellnoun | Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot |
| topshellnoun | A snail with such a shell |
| cockleshellnoun | The shell of a cockle (or similar shell). |
| seashellnoun | The empty shell of a marine mollusk. |
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