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mask shell

mask shell noun: any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.

mask shell: any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted...
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Noun

mask shell (plural mask shells)

  1. Any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.

Forms of mask shell

pluralmask shells

Questions about mask shell

What does mask shell mean?
Mask shell means any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.
What part of speech is mask shell?
Mask shell is a noun.
What is the plural of mask shell?
The plural of mask shell is mask shells.

Words near mask shell in the dictionary

  1. mask acne
  2. mask house
  3. mask houses
  4. mask of pregnancy
  5. mask off
  6. mask shell
  7. mask shells
  8. mask up
  9. mask work
  10. mask works
  11. mask-like

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