shell meaning in Kannada
ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು giṇṇilu
UK/ʃɛl/
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shell in Kannada: ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು (giṇṇilu), ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha), ಸಿಂಪಿ (simpi). In English, shell means the calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
Kannada words for shell
- a shell or vessel having a hollow with a pointed mouth, used to feed milk to babies
- ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು giṇṇilu
- shell, conch shell
- ಶಂಖ śaṅkha
- shell
- ಸಿಂಪಿ simpi
English meaning of shell
- noun The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- noun Any mollusk having such a covering.
- noun The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- noun The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
shell in a sentence
- In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.
- Genuine mother-of-pearl buttons are made from sea shells.
- The restaurant served caramelized onion shells.
Synonyms of shell
shell in other languages
- shell in Hindi
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Questions about shell in Kannada
- What is the meaning of shell in Kannada?
- Shell in Kannada is ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು (giṇṇilu), ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha), ಸಿಂಪಿ (simpi).
- shell ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Shell: ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು (giṇṇilu), ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha), ಸಿಂಪಿ (simpi).
- What does shell mean in English?
- Shell means the calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “shell”: ಗಿಣ್ಣಿಲು, ಶಂಖ, ಸಿಂಪಿ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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