Word.ws English Dictionary

shell meaning in Odia

କୋଷ koṣa

UK/ʃɛl/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

Australia/ʃel/

shell in Odia: କୋଷ (koṣa). In English, shell means the calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

Odia words for shell

shell; outer cover
କୋଷ koṣa

English meaning of shell

  1. noun The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
  2. noun Any mollusk having such a covering.
  3. noun The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
  4. noun The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.

Full definition of shell

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

Questions about shell in Odia

What is the meaning of shell in Odia?
Shell in Odia is କୋଷ (koṣa).
shell ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Shell: କୋଷ (koṣa).
What does shell mean in English?
Shell means the calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

Source and license

Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “shell”: କୋଷ. 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 Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-shell.ogg.

Cite this page: “shell meaning in Odia.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/odia/shell. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.