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porphyry shells

porphyry shells is the plural of porphyry shell.

Meaning of porphyry shell

Noun

porphyry shell (plural porphyry shells)

  1. The shell of a particular marine gastropod known as the tent olive (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.

Questions about porphyry shells

What is porphyry shells the plural of?
Porphyry shells is the plural of porphyry shell.

Words near porphyry shells in the dictionary

  1. porphyropsins
  2. porphyrous
  3. porphyroxine
  4. porphyry
  5. porphyry shell
  6. porphyry shells
  7. porpicide
  8. porpintine
  9. porpintines
  10. porpita
  11. porpitas

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